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Hornbeam

/ˈhɔːnˌbiːm/

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.

📖 Definitions of "Hornbeam"

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

    A hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana).

  3. 3

    The wood of these trees.

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