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EUROPEAN HORNBEAM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn
Synonyms:
Carpinus betulus; European hornbeam
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("European hornbeam" is a kind of...):
hornbeam (any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus)
Holonyms ("European hornbeam" is a member of...):
Carpinus; genus Carpinus (mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae)