hop hornbeam
- any of several Eurasian and North American trees of the genus Ostrya, of the birch family, especially O. virginiana, bearing hoplike fruiting clusters.
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Origin of hop hornbeam
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Historical Examples
It is known as ironwood, hop-hornbeam, leverwood, and hardhack.
American Forest TreesHenry H. Gibson
Moosewood looks slender and striped as a ribbon-snake, and limbs of the hop-hornbeam have the appearance of sinews.
In the OpenStanton Davis Kirkham