单词 | hornbeam |
释义 | hornbeam (once / 37522 pages) n WORD FAMILY hornbeam: hornbeams USAGE EXAMPLESA rectangle of hornbeam hedge circumscribes the area, its shape echoed by the central pergola. Wall Street Journal(Sep 22, 2016) “All of these trees will have mycorrhizal fungi growing into their roots,” Sheldrake said, gesturing at the beech and hornbeam through which we were walking. The New Yorker(Aug 07, 2016) “Yes . . . hornbeam and dragon heartstring?” he shot at Krum, who nodded. “Rather thicker than one usually sees . . . quite rigid . . . ten and a quarter inches. J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire(2000) n any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus Hypo|Hyper Carpinus betulus, European hornbeam medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn American hornbeam, Carpinus carolinianatree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn tree a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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