| 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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