hop hornbeam
noun
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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An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
Words nearby hop hornbeam
hooverville, hoovervilles, hooves, hop, hop clover, hop hornbeam, hop into, hop to it, hop trefoil, hop up, hop, skip, and a jump
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Example sentences from the Web for hop hornbeam
Moosewood looks slender and striped as a ribbon-snake, and limbs of the hop-hornbeam have the appearance of sinews.
In the Open|Stanton Davis KirkhamIt is known as ironwood, hop-hornbeam, leverwood, and hardhack.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson