ˌkyüp(y)əˈlifəˌrē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from cupula + -i- + -ferae (feminine plural of -fer -ferous)
in some classifications : an order or family of catkin-bearing trees including oaks, chestnuts, beeches, birches, and others that are now usually divided among the families Betulaceae and Fagaceae
• cu·pu·lif·er·ous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lif(ə)rəs adjective