noun
tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn
• Syn: ↑Carpinus caroliniana
• Hypernyms: ↑hornbeam
• Member Holonyms: ↑Carpinus, ↑genus Carpinus
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nounUsage: usually capitalized A
: a hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) of No. America with toothed leaves, winged fruit, and very hard durable wood
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American hornbeam,
a species of hornbeam native to North America; ironwood.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.