Hornbeam \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 called {ironwood}. The English
hornbeam is {Carpinus Betulus}. The American is called also
{blue beech} and {water beech}.
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{Hop hornbeam}. (Bot.) See under {Hop}.
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