- hop hornbeam
- noun Date: 1785 a chiefly eastern North American tree (Ostrya virginiana) of the birch family with fruiting clusters resembling hops
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Hop hornbeam — Hop Hop, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G. hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel. humall, SW. & Dan. humle.] 1. (Bot.) A climbing plant ({Humulus Lupulus}), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hop hornbeam — Hornbeam Horn beam , n. [See {Beam}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Carpinus} ({Carpinus Americana}), having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the United States,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hop hornbeam — n. 1. any of a genus (Ostrya) of North American trees of the birch family, with gray bark and hoplike cones 2. the hard wood of this tree, often used in tool handles … English World dictionary
hop-hornbeam — ▪ plant genus any of about seven species of ornamental trees constituting the genus Ostrya of the birch family (Betulaceae), native to Eurasia and North America. A hop hornbeam has shaggy, scaling bark and thin, translucent, green leaves with… … Universalium
hop-hornbeam — skroblalapė ostrija statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Ostrya carpinifolia angl. European hop hornbeam; hop hornbeam vok. gemeine Hopfenbuche; Hopfenbuche rus. хмелеграб обыкновенный lenk. chmielograb europejski … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
hop hornbeam — noun any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑Old World hop hornbeam, ↑Ostrya carpinifolia, ↑Eastern hop hornbeam, ↑ironwood, ↑ironwood tree, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hop-hornbeam — ostrija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Lazdyniniai – Corylaceae Mirb. atitikmenys: lot. Ostrya angl. hop hornbeam; ironwood vok. Hopfenbuche rus. хмелеграб lenk. chmielograb … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
hop hornbeam — hop′ horn beam n. pln any of several Eurasian and North American trees of the genus Ostrya, of the birch family, esp. O. virginiana, bearing hoplike fruiting clusters • Etymology: 1775–85, amer … From formal English to slang
hop hornbeam — any of several Eurasian and North American trees of the genus Ostrya, of the birch family, esp. O. virginiana, bearing hoplike fruiting clusters. [1775 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
hop-hornbeam — n. American ironwood (Ostrya Virginica) … New dictionary of synonyms
