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betulaceous

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bet⋅u⋅la⋅ceous

[bech-oo-ley-shuhs]
–adjective
belonging to the Betulaceae, the birch family of plants.
Compare birch family.


Origin:
< L betul(a) birch + -aceous
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betulaceous

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of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees of the birch family 
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