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noun
A tree of the species Ostrya virginiana (American hophornbeam).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Its wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tree
Narrower terms: Old World hop hornbeam, Ostrya carpinifolia, Eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood, ironwood tree, Ostrya virginiana
History
From the resemblance of the fruit to hops. See hornbeam.
