hornbeam
/ˈhɔɹnˌbim/IPA: /HH AO1 R N B IY0 M/
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
A hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana).
- 3
The wood of these trees.
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