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Hornbeam
//ˈhɔɹnˌbim// noun
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Noun
- 1 A tree of the genus Carpinus, having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, common along the banks of streams in the United States.
- 2 any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus wordnet
- 3 A hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana).
- 4 The wood of these trees.
Etymology
c. 1570, from Old English horn + beam (“tree”)
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