European hornbeam

Definitions of European hornbeam
  1. noun
    medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn
    synonyms: Carpinus betulus
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    type of:
    hornbeam
    any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus
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