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Noun: Carpinus
  1. Mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae
    - genus Carpinus

Type of: hamamelid dicot genus

Part of: Betulaceae, birch family, family Betulaceae

Encyclopedia: Carpinus