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hornbeam†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
the blue beech, Carpinus caroliniana; also, the wood of this tree.
Quotations
1823
Hornbeam [Carpinus Ostia].
1832
Ours [timber] consists of maple, beech, butternut, elm, white ash, hornbeam, a sprinkling of oak, and some cherry and bass wood.
1956
Blue-Beech Carpinus caroliniana . . . [also called] hornbeam.