Definitions for: Hornbeam

[n] any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus

Webster (1913) Definition: Horn"beam`, n. [See Beam.] (Bot.)
A tree of the genus Carpinus (C. Americana), having a
smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and
very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the
United States, and is also called ironwood. The English
hornbeam is C. Betulus. The American is called also {blue
beech} and water beech.

Hop hornbeam. (Bot.) See under Hop.

See Also: American hornbeam, Carpinus, Carpinus betulus, Carpinus caroliniana, European hornbeam, genus Carpinus, tree

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