hornbeam

  1. Noun.  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.
  2. Noun.  The wood of this tree.

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