hornbeam

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Pronunciation

/ˈhɔːnˌbiːm/ (UK)

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/ˈhɔːnˌbiːm/ (UK) · /ˈhɔɹnˌbim/ (US)

Definition of hornbeam

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noun

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.

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noun

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

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First attested in the c. 1570, from Old English horn + beam (“tree”)

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