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hornbeam

horn·beam

hornbeam · hornbeams

граб

Hainbuche, Weißbuche

A tree of the genus Carpinus, having smooth grey bark and a ridged trunk, the wood…A tree of the genus Carpinus, having smooth grey bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

UK/ˈhɔːnbiːm/US/ˈhoɹnˌbim/

» Hornbeams were growing along the highway.

Грабы росли вдоль шоссе.

Значение

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(исчисляемое)A tree of the genus Carpinus, having smooth grey bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Hainbuche, Weißbuche
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A tree of the genus Carpinus, having smooth grey bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
(исчисляемое)Especially, the American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), which is common along the banks of streams in the United States.
(исчисляемое)Especially, the common hornbeam or European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus).
(неисчисляемое)The wood of these trees or one species of them; (countable) a sample of such wood.
Synonym of beam (“the principal stem of the antler of a deer, which branches grow out from”).
(устаревшее)A beam or ray of light emanating from the head of a deity like a horn.

Ещё определения

any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus

Примеры

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Hornbeams were growing along the highway.
Грабы росли вдоль шоссе. — Balamax
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tree of the genus Carpinus:

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tree of the genus Carpinus:

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tree of the genus Carpinus:

Происхождение

From Late Middle English hornbeme, hernbem, hernebem (“European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus

From Late Middle English hornbeme, hernbem, hernebem (“European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)”), from horn (“antler or horn of an animal; etc.”) + bem (“tree; piece of metal, wood, etc.”) (referring to a tree with wood as hard as horn):

From horn + beam (“principal stem of the antler of a deer; ray of light”).

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