hop hornbeam

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See also: hophornbeam

English[edit]

hop-like fruit of a
hop hornbeam

Alternative forms[edit]

hophornbeam

Etymology[edit]

From the resemblance of the fruit to hops. See hornbeam.

Noun[edit]

hop hornbeam (countable and uncountable, plural hop hornbeams)

A tree of the species Ostrya virginiana (American hophornbeam).
Its wood.

Further reading[edit]

Ostrya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ostrya virginiana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
hop hornbeam at USDA Plants database

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