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Meaning Of Hornbeam
n.
A tree of the genus Carpinus (C. 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 C. Betulus. The
American is called also blue beech and water beech.