hophornbeam

See also: hop hornbeam

English

Wikispecies

The hop-like fruit of a hophornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia)

Alternative forms

  • hop-hornbeam (UK)

Etymology

hop + hornbeam (hard wood)

Noun

hophornbeam (plural hophornbeams)

  1. Any species of the genus Ostrya, with exceptionally dense wood and hop-like fruit.

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