hornbeam

  • 1Hornbeam — 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

  • 2hornbeam — 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

  • 3hornbeam — ► NOUN ▪ a deciduous tree with hard pale wood. ORIGIN so named because of the tree s hard wood …

    English terms dictionary

  • 4hornbeam — [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

  • 5Hornbeam — 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 =… …

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  • 6hornbeam — /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

  • 7hornbeam — 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

  • 8Hornbeam 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… …

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  • 9hornbeam 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)

  • 10hornbeam — noun Date: 14th century any of a genus (Carpinus) of trees of the birch family having smooth gray bark and hard white wood …

    New Collegiate Dictionary