betulaceous
[ bech-oo-ley-shuh s ]
/ ˌbɛtʃ ʊˈleɪ ʃəs /
adjective
belonging to the Betulaceae, the birch family of plants.
Compare
birch family.
Origin of betulaceous
< Latin
betul(a) birch +
-aceous
Words nearby betulaceous
bettong,
bettor,
betty,
betty lamp,
betula oil,
betulaceous,
between,
between a rock and a hard place,
between the lines,
between you and me,
between-deck
British Dictionary definitions for betulaceous
betulaceous
/ (ˌbɛtjʊˈleɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Betulaceae, a family of mostly N temperate catkin-bearing trees and shrubs such as birch and alder, some species of which reach the northern limits of tree growth
Word Origin for betulaceous
C19: from Latin
betula birch