fagaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Fagaceae
    n 1: chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts;
         oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus,
         Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus [syn: {Fagaceae}, {family
         Fagaceae}, {beech family}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fagaceae \Fagaceae\ prop. n.
   a natural family of chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs,
   including beeches, chestnuts, and oaks; it includes the
   genera {Castanea}; {Castanopsis}; {Chrysolepis}; {Fagus};
   {Lithocarpus}; {Nothofagus}; and {Quercus}.

   Syn: family {Fagaceae}, beech family.
        [WordNet 1.5]