EUROPEAN HORNBEAM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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:

Nouns denoting plants

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)