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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Carpinus caroliniana, a deciduous tree of eastern North America. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The wood of this tree. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

american hornbeamamerican hornbeamblue beechblue beechhornbeamironwood

Etymology

From muscle (“from the sinewy appearance of the trunk and branches”) + wood.

Related phrases

carpinus caroliniana

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