different between ironwood vs hornbeam

English

Etymology

iron +? wood, because of its toughness.

Noun

ironwood (countable and uncountable, plural ironwoods)

1. (countable) Any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood.
2. (uncountable) The wood of any ironwood tree.

Hyponyms

• Acacia estrophiolata - southern ironwood
• Androstachys johnsonii – Lebombo ironwood
• Carpinus caroliniana – American hornbeam
• Casuarina equisetifolia – common ironwood (Australia)
• Chionanthus foveolatus – pock ironwood (South Africa)
• Choricarpia subargentea - giant ironwood
• Copaifera spp. - diesel tree, kerosene tree, kupa'y, cabismo, copaúva
• Erythrophleum chlorostachys - Cooktown ironwood (Australia)
• Eusideroxylon zwageri - Borneo ironwood
• Guaiacum officinale – lignum vitae
• Guaiacum sanctum – holywood
• Holodiscus discolor - creambrush
• Hopea odorata - white thingan, Ceylon ironwood, Malabar ironwood
• Krugiodendron ferreum – black ironwood
• Lyonothamnus floribundus – Lyon tree
• Lyonothamnus lyonii – Catalina ironwood
• Mesua ferrea – rose chestnut, Ceylon ironwood
• Metrosideros spp.
• Nestegis apetala - coastal maire, broad-leaved maire, broad-leaved ironwood
• Olea spp. – Various olive trees
• Olneya tesota – desert ironwood
• Ostrya virginiana – hop hornbeam
• Parrotia persica – Persian ironwood
• Tabebuia serratifolia – yellow poui

Derived terms

• bastard ironwood

Translations

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.