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hop hornbeam

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of hop hornbeam1

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Example Sentences

The fine, delicate spray of the hop hornbeam is a fairy net whose every mesh is fringed with immaculate beauty.

The great tangle of vine and lace work mixed with snow is young hop hornbeam, supporting honeysuckle.

Comparisons: The blue beech or hornbeam is often confused with the ironwood or hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana).

It is known as ironwood, hop-hornbeam, leverwood, and hardhack.

It is often called hornbeam and ironwood, and it is closely related to hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana).

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