hornbeam

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

European hornbeam

gravy

ironwood

sauce

Carpinus

musclewood

anchovy

narsharab

Translations

charme

Hainbuche

carpe

haagbeuk

carpino

Carpinus

gürgen

Weißbuche

γαύρος

carpino

ojaranzo

Carpinus betulus

carpine

carpino bianco

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɔːnˌbiːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: horn

In summary

c. 1570, from Old English horn + beam (“tree”)