American hornbeam

English

Bark of Carpinus caroliniana

Etymology

American + hornbeam (from the hardness of its wood)

Noun

American hornbeam (countable and uncountable, plural American hornbeams)

1. Carpinus caroliniana, a deciduous tree of eastern North America.
2. (uncountable) The wood of this tree.

Synonyms

• (Carpinus caroliniana): blue beech, musclewood, ironwood

Translations

tree

• Navajo: kʼiishzhinii

References

• Carpinus caroliniana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• American hornbeam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Carpinus caroliniana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons