Definition of Hornbeams

1. Noun. (plural of hornbeam) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hornbeams

1. hornbeam [n] - See also: hornbeam

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hornbeams

horn-dog
horn-dogs
horn-rimmed
horn antenna
horn dogs
horn fly
horn in
horn of plenty
horn poppy
hornbeak
hornbeaks
hornbeam
hornbeams (current term)
hornbill
hornbills
hornblende
hornblendes
hornblendic
hornblower
hornblowers
hornbook
hornbooks
hornbug
hornbugs
horndog
horndogs
horned

Literary usage of Hornbeams

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"(C. Caroliniana) HORNBEAM The hornbeams, or ironwoods, are little trees hiding in the shadows of the forest. They are of slow growth; their wood is very ..."

2. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"The smaller trees are ironwoods and hop-hornbeams. Lake Calhoun. After photograph by Hibbard. at the base. They are among the most valuable of the hardwood ..."

3. More Pot-pourri from a Surrey Garden by Maria Theresa Earle (1899)
"DECEMBER Lonely evenings and more papers—Figs from France—hornbeams and Weeping hornbeams—Wire netting round small fruit trees —Damsons—Roman Hyacinths and ..."

4. Forest Flora of Japan: Notes on the Forest Flora of Japan by Charles Sprague Sargent (1894)
"... BIRCHES, ALDERS, AND hornbeams. IN nut-bearing trees the forests of Japan are poor in comparison with those of eastern North America. ..."

5. A Compendium of the Law and Practice of Injunctions: And of Interlocutory by Robert Henley Eden Henley, Thomas Whitney Waterman (1852)
"... Of £rees w;hich arc otherwise not timber, as hornbeams, ha- zels, willows, sallows, &c. will from the situation in which 240, SC 3 Л. 266; ..."

6. Bulletin by Bureau of Biological Survey, United States (1911)
"They are tabulated by genera below : Two of the hornbeams and two hop hornbeams are much ... Trees like the hornbeams with smooth close bark, and birches, ..."

7. Epping Forest by Edward North Buxton (1901)
"The process, if not complete, is so forward that very moderate thinning will suffice in future. Along with the hornbeams are a good many ..."

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