Water beech

Wa´ter beech`

(Bot.) The American hornbeam. See Hornbeam.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Sycamore, American sycamore, American planetree, American plane, California button, California sycamore, buttonwood, buttonball tree, planetree, water beech, ghost tree

Pretty 'plane': American sycamore offers impressive yields

WATER Beech Cottage at Darley Bridge, near Matlock, was built in 1995.

Good as old; YOU DON'T HAVE TO SACRIFICE CHARM IF YOU BUY A NEW HOUSE

Other woods claim the name beech, including blue or water beech, but these trees, also known as American hornbeam, are from the species Carpinus caroliniana.

No day at the beech: despite its tendencies to warp when dry, American beech, if cured properly, has many uses

American sycamore, buttonwood, American planetree, buttonball, water beech, ghost wood