hornbeam
any North American shrub or tree belonging to the genus Carpinus, of the birch family, yielding a hard, heavy wood, as C. caroliniana(American hornbeam ).
Origin of hornbeam
1Words Nearby hornbeam
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How to use hornbeam in a sentence
The maple trees in Westminster Abbey represent modesty and the hornbeam trees represent resilience.
One old hornbeam-tree is pointed out as the only tree that escaped destruction.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | VariousBy these hornbeam trees a little streamlet flows out from the copse and under the road by a culvert.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard JefferiesAscham recommended for men of average strength arrows made of birch, hornbeam, oak, and ash.
Those who played had to wear leaves of the hornbeam-tree, and these were to be kept fresh, under penalty of a fine.
Miscellanea | Juliana Horatia Ewing
The maple, the ash, the hornbeam, the elm and the birch have yet another method of escape from the home acre.
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British Dictionary definitions for hornbeam
/ (ˈhɔːnˌbiːm) /
any tree of the betulaceous genus Carpinus, such as C. betulus of Europe and Asia, having smooth grey bark and hard white wood
the wood of any of these trees
Origin of hornbeam
1- Brit equivalent: ironwood
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