What does hornbeam mean in crosswords?

hornbeam means: any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus

Which crossword clues can have hornbeam as the answer?

Possible clues for hornbeam include "Dense-wood tree", "Hardwood tree".

Word entry · 8 letters

Best crossword clue

"Dense-wood tree"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɔːnbiːm/Part of speech nounSorted abehmnorStarts with HEnds with M2 clues

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

“The Horn-beam, in Latine the Carpinus, is planted of Sets; though it may likevviſe be raiſed from the Seeds, […] Thus it vvill advance to a conſiderable Tree.”

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01“Dense-wood tree”8 letters

02“Hardwood tree”8 letters

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