NOUN | plant | hornbeam | any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus |
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Meaning | Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus. | |
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Member of | Carpinus, genus Carpinus | Mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs |
Narrower | American hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana | Tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn |
European hornbeam, Carpinus betulus | medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn | |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
Spanish | carpe, carpinus | |
Catalan | carpe, carpí |
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