CARPINUS BETULUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Carpinus betulus mean? • CARPINUS BETULUS (noun)
The noun CARPINUS BETULUS has 1 sense:
1. medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn
Familiarity information: CARPINUS BETULUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CARPINUS BETULUS (noun)
Meaning:
Medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Carpinus betulus; European hornbeam
Hypernyms ("Carpinus betulus" is a kind of...):
hornbeam (any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus)
Holonyms ("Carpinus betulus" is a member of...):
Carpinus; genus Carpinus (mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae)
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