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hornbeam

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?h??n?bi?m/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?h??n?bim/

Noun

hornbeam (plural hornbeams)

  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. A hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana).
  3. The wood of these trees.

Synonyms

  • hornbeech, ironwood, musclewood

Hyponyms

  • blue beech

Translations

See also

  • hornbeam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Carpinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Carpinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

  • hornbeam in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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hornbeak

English

Etymology

horn +? beak

Noun

hornbeak (plural hornbeaks)

  1. The hornfish.

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