hop hornbeam
See also: hophornbeam
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the resemblance of the fruit to hops. See hornbeam
Noun
hop hornbeam (countable and uncountable, plural hop hornbeams)
- A tree of the species Ostrya virginiana.
- Its wood.
Further reading
- Ostrya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ostrya virginiana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- hop hornbeam at USDA Plants database