Organisms

Betulaceae

A plant family of the order Fagales, subclass Hamamelidae, class Magnoliopsida. They have simple, serrate, alternate leaves. Male flowers are borne in long, pendulous catkins; the female in shorter, pendulous or erect catkins. The fruit is usually a small nut or a short-winged samara.

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A plant family of the order Fagales, subclass Hamamelidae, class Magnoliopsida. They have simple, serrate, alternate leaves. Male flowers are borne in long, pendulous catkins; the female in shorter, pendulous or erect catkins. The fruit is usually a small nut or a short-winged samara.

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  • Carpinus
  • Hop Hornbeam
  • Hornbeam
  • Hornbeam, Hop
  • Ostrya
  • Ostryopsis
  • Hop Hornbeams
  • Hornbeams
  • Hornbeams, Hop
  • Ostryas
  • Ostryopses

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

2002

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.859.750w.200w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Betulaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029401. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029401
  2. Betulaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betulaceae
  3. Betulaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156064