betuláceo, a.
1. adj. Bot. It is said of trees or shrubs angiospermos dicotiledonous leaves alternate, simple, serrated or toothed, Monoecious flowers in catkins which may lack calyx, and fruit in the form of Samara or achene, sometimes protected by a dome, such as birch, alder and Hazel. U t. c. s. f.
2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
