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Hornbeam vs Hornbeak - What's the difference?

hornbeam | hornbeak |

As nouns the difference between hornbeam and hornbeak

is that hornbeam is a tree of the genus carpinus , having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, common along the banks of streams in the united states while hornbeak is the hornfish.

hornbeam

English

(wikipedia hornbeam)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tree of the genus Carpinus , having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, common along the banks of streams in the United States.
  • A hop hornbeam.
  • The wood of these trees.

    • Synonyms

    * ironwood, musclewood

    Hyponyms

    * blue beech

    See also

    * ("hornbeam" on Wikipedia) * (Carpinus) * (Carpinus)

    References

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    hornbeak

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The hornfish.
    • (Webster 1913)