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Definition of Carpinus caroliniana
1. Noun. Tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn.
Group relationships: Carpinus, Genus Carpinus
Generic synonyms: Hornbeam
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpinus Caroliniana
Literary usage of Carpinus caroliniana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton (1921)
"(Carpinus caroliniana) A small tree, 10 to 25 feet, rarely 40 feet high; bark,
smooth. Wood hard close-grained, very strong; much like Iron wood, ..."
2. Trees and Shrubs of Prospect Park by Louis Harman Peet (1902)
"Carpinus caroliniana. Acer platanoides. Ptelea trifoliata. Prunus serotina and
Betula lenta Viburnum prunifolium. Taxodium distichum, var. pendulum. ..."
3. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden by Missouri Botanical Garden (1879)
"In swampy woods on under side of dead twigs of Carpinus caroliniana, recorded
rarely on Liquidambar and Nyssa. Canada to Louisiana and westward to Missouri ..."
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