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Hornbeam

Hornbeam Meaning & Definition
Hornbeam Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hornbeam?

[n] any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus

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See Also | American hornbeam | Carpinus | Carpinus betulus | Carpinus caroliniana | European hornbeam | genus Carpinus | tree

Hornbeam In Webster's Dictionary

\Horn"beam`\, n. [See {Beam}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Carpinus} ({C. Americana}), having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the United States, and is also called {ironwood}. The English hornbeam is {C. Betulus}. The American is called also {blue beech} and {water beech}. {Hop hornbeam}. (Bot.) See under {Hop}.

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