Meanings
plural American hornbeams
- countableuncountableCarpinus caroliniana, a deciduous tree of eastern North America.
Synonyms: blue beech, musclewood, ironwood
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCarpinus caroliniana, a deciduous tree of eastern North America.
nounThe wood of this tree.
More synonyms by meaning
nountree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
American + hornbeam (from the hardness of its wood)
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
American hornbeam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20hornbeam
“American hornbeam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20hornbeam. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American hornbeam,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20hornbeam.
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