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hornbeam

noun horn·beam \ˈhrn-ˌbēm\

Definition of HORNBEAM

:  any of a genus (Carpinus) of trees of the birch family having smooth gray bark and hard white wood
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First Known Use of HORNBEAM

14th century

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