Associations to the word «Hornbeam»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

HORNBEAM, noun. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus.

Wise words

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