ˌbechəˈlāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Betula, type genus + -aceae
: a family of trees and shrubs (order Fagales) having simple leaves, monoecious or rarely dioecious flowers, and one-seeded nutlike fruits and comprising the birches and certain related plants (as alders, hornbeams, and hazels)
• bet·u·la·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lāshəs adjective