HARDBEAM

Etymology

Noun

hardbeam (plural hardbeams)

A tree, the hornbeam.

Source: Wiktionary


Hard"beam`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A tree of the genus Carpinus, of compact, horny texture; hornbeam.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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20 February 2025

INVASION

(noun) (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; “the tumor’s invasion of surrounding structures”


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