hornbeam
Noun
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Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus (synset 112307343)
is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiospermssubtypes:
- carpinus betulus, european hornbeam - medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn
- american hornbeam, carpinus caroliniana - tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn
belongs to: carpinus, genus carpinus - mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae
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