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Carpinaceae

Carpinaceae

9.9
A family of trees and shrubs that make flowers, including hornbeams like Carpinus
  • noun
  • /ˌkɑːr.pɪˈneɪ.siː/
  • Specialized
: Carpináceas
  • The genus Carpinus belongs to the Carpinaceae family in certain botanical systems.

Examples

  • Some older texts refer to the hornbeams under Carpinaceae rather than Betulaceae.

  • Ostryopsis is often placed in the Carpinaceae when classified according to traditional systems.

  • The Carpinaceae family includes various species of trees.

  • Did you know that Carpinaceae is often found in temperate regions?

  • The genus Carpinus belongs to the Carpinaceae family in certain botanical systems.

  • Ostryopsis is often placed in the Carpinaceae when classified according to traditional systems.

  • Some older texts refer to the hornbeams under Carpinaceae rather than Betulaceae.

Synonyms

family Carpinaceae
vsCarpinaceae
  • Specialized
9.3

A group of flowering trees like hornbeams that lose their leaves in winter

is listed as that family in only some classification systems

Compounds

family Carpinaceae
  • Specialized
9.3

A group of flowering trees like hornbeams that lose their leaves in winter

Surface Forms

Carpinaceae singular
Carpinaceae plural

Morphology

Carpinaceae = Carpinus (opaque) = Carpinus + aceae

Formed by the genus name Carpinus plus the specialized botanical family suffix '-aceae'; understanding requires taxonomic knowledge not available to an average learner.

Etymology

The word Carpinaceae comes from the tree name Carpinus, the hornbeam, plus the family ending -aceae which means 'family' in plant names, so Carpinaceae is the plant family that includes hornbeams.