hardbeam
hard·beam
hardbeam · hardbeams
The common hornbeam or European hornbeam treeThe common hornbeam or European hornbeam tree (Carpinus betulus).
UK/ˈhɑːdbiːm/US/ˈhɑɹdˌbim/
Meaning
2 senses(UK, archaic, countable, dialectal)The common hornbeam or European hornbeam tree (Carpinus betulus).
(UK, archaic, dialectal, uncountable)The wood of this tree.
Origin
From hard (adjective) + beam (“only in compounds: tree”, noun).From hard (adjective) + beam (“only in compounds: tree”, noun).
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Forms
plural: hardbeamsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable