hornbeam

Hornbeam — Horn beam , n. [See {Beam}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Carpinus} ({Carpinus 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

hornbeam — noun bot. граб …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

hornbeam — 1> бот. граб (Carpinus betulus) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Hornbeam — Taxobox name = Hornbeam image width = 200px image caption = European Hornbeam foliage regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Betulaceae genus = Carpinus genus authority = L. subdivision ranks =… …   Wikipedia

hornbeam — /hawrn beem /, n. any North American shrub or tree belonging to the genus Carpinus, of the birch family, yielding a hard, heavy wood, as C. caroliniana (American hornbeam). [1570 80; HORN + BEAM] * * * ▪ plant       any of about 25 species of… …   Universalium

hornbeam — noun Date: 14th century any of a genus (Carpinus) of trees of the birch family having smooth gray bark and hard white wood …   New Collegiate Dictionary

hornbeam — noun a) A tree of the genus Carpinus), 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. b) The wood of this tree …   Wiktionary

hornbeam — граб …   Англо-русский словарь по экологии

hornbeam — [ hɔːnbiːm] 1) Биология: граб (Carpinus) 2) Ботаника: граб, граб (Carpinus betulus) 3) Сельское хозяйство: граб обыкновенный, белый бук (Carpinus betulus) 4) Лесоводство: граб (carpinus), (Carpinus betulus L.) обыкновенный граб …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

hornbeam — граб …   Англо русский политехнический словарь