noun
Japanese hornbeam
A deciduous tree native to Japan, Carpinus japonica. The name is usually written in katakana.
クマシデは日本の山地に自生する落葉樹です。
The Japanese hornbeam is a deciduous tree that grows naturally in the mountains of Japan.
The name likely derives from the shape of the bracts resembling a bear's paw (熊) and the four-bracted structure (四手), but the exact origin is uncertain.