hop hornbeam

See also: hophornbeam

English

hop-like fruit of a
hop hornbeam

Alternative forms

• hophornbeam

Etymology

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

Noun

hop hornbeam (countable and uncountable, plural hop hornbeams)

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

Further reading

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