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Rarehornbeam
The correct spelling is hornbeam.
How to pronounce hornbeam
/ˈhɔːnˌbiːm/
nounIPA: /ˈhɔːnˌbiːm/
Say it like: Hor-nbee-m
The correct spelling is hornbeam. 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.
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Definition
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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