genus carpinus

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Noun genus carpinus has 1 sense

Carpinus, genus Carpinus - mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae
--₁ is a kind of hamamelid dicot genus
--₁ is a member of Betulaceae, family Betulaceae, birch family
--₁ has members:
hornbeam; European hornbeam, Carpinus betulus; American hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana