hoptree

American

[hop-tree] / ˈhɒpˌtri /

noun

any of several North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Ptelea, of the citrus family, especially P. trifoliata, having trifoliate leaves and roundish, waferlike fruit.

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; hop ² + tree

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