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hornbeam

horn·beam
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawrn-beem]
    • /ˈhɔrnˌbim/
    • /ˈhɔːnbiːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrn-beem]
    • /ˈhɔrnˌbim/

Definitions of hornbeam word

  • noun hornbeam 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) 1
  • noun hornbeam A deciduous tree of north temperate regions, with oval serrated leaves, inconspicuous drooping flowers, and tough winged nuts. It yields hard pale timber. 1
  • noun hornbeam any tree of the betulaceous genus Carpinus, such as C. betulus of Europe and Asia, having smooth grey bark and hard white wood 0
  • noun hornbeam the wood of any of these trees 0
  • noun hornbeam 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 0
  • noun hornbeam the very hard, white wood of this tree, which takes a hornlike polish and is used for tool handles, etc. 0
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Origin of hornbeam

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; horn + beam

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Parts of speech for Hornbeam

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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hornbeam popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • american hornbeam

    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)

  • birch family

    the plant family Betulaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves, male flowers in drooping catkins, female flowers in short clusters, and one-seeded nuts, and including the alder, birch, hazel, and hornbeam.

  • hop hornbeam

    any of several Eurasian and North American trees of the genus Ostrya, of the birch family, especially O. virginiana, bearing hoplike fruiting clusters.

  • ironwood

    any of various trees yielding a hard, heavy wood, as the American hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana, or Lyonothamnus floribundus, found on the islands off the coast of S California.
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