- hornbeam
- noun Date: 14th century any of a genus (Carpinus) of trees of the birch family having smooth gray bark and hard white wood
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Hornbeam — Horn beam , n. [See {Beam}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Carpinus} ({Carpinus 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hornbeam — 1570s, from HORN (Cf. horn) (n.) + BEAM (Cf. beam) (n.), preserving the original sense of the word; so called in reference to its hard wood … Etymology dictionary
hornbeam — ► NOUN ▪ a deciduous tree with hard pale wood. ORIGIN so named because of the tree s hard wood … English terms dictionary
hornbeam — [hôrn′bēm΄] n. [ HORN + BEAM] 1. any of a genus (Carpinus) of small, hardy trees of the birch family, with smooth, gray bark and drooping catkins with flat, papery bracts around a greenish nut 2. the very hard, white wood of this tree, which… … English World dictionary
Hornbeam — Taxobox name = Hornbeam image width = 200px image caption = European Hornbeam foliage regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Betulaceae genus = Carpinus genus authority = L. subdivision ranks =… … Wikipedia
hornbeam — /hawrn beem /, n. 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). [1570 80; HORN + BEAM] * * * ▪ plant any of about 25 species of… … Universalium
hornbeam — skroblas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lazdyninių (Corylaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Carpinus). atitikmenys: lot. Carpinus angl. hornbeam; ironwood vok. Hainbuche; Hornbaum; Weißbuche rus. граб lenk. grab … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
Hornbeam Park railway station — Infobox UK station name = Hornbeam Park code = HBP manager = Northern Rail locale = Harrogate borough = Harrogate start = platforms = 2 usage0405 = 0.209 usage0506 = 0.214 usage0607 = 0.218Hornbeam Park railway station is located in the southern… … Wikipedia
hornbeam maple — skroblalapis klevas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Klevinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Acer carpinifolium), paplitęs Japonijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Acer carpinifolium angl. hornbeam maple vok. Hainbuchen Ahorn; hainbuchenblättriger Ahorn … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
hornbeam — noun a) A tree of the genus Carpinus), 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. b) The wood of this tree … Wiktionary
