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hornbeam

The correct spelling is hornbeam.

How to pronounce hornbeam

/ˈhɔːnˌbiːm/
noun

IPA: /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. 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. 2.A hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana).
  3. 3.The wood of these trees.

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