hamamelid

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noun

Any member of a grouping Hamamelididae used in analyses of flowering plant phylogeny toward the end of the twentieth century. It included a number of dicot families that have since been shown to be parts of other groups.

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Meanings

nounhamamelid (plural hamamelids)

plural hamamelids

  1. biologyAny member of a grouping Hamamelididae used in analyses of flowering plant phylogeny toward the end of the twentieth century. It included a number of dicot families that have since been shown to be parts of other groups.

Origin

Hamamelis + -id

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Translations

Finnish norkkokasvi
  • norkkokasvibotany: member of the obsolete taxonomic grouping Hamamelididae
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APA

hamamelid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamamelid

MLA

“hamamelid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamamelid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hamamelid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamamelid.

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