Hornbeam

/ˈhɔɹnˌbim/ noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus wordnet
  3. 3
    A hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana).
  4. 4
    The wood of these trees.

Synonyms

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hornbeechironwoodmusclewood

Etymology

c. 1570, from Old English horn + beam (“tree”)

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