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hophornbeam

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any species of the genus Ostrya, with exceptionally dense wood and hop-like fruit.

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History

Etymology

From hop + hornbeam (“hard wood”).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mëllezë — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Catalan: òstria — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Czech: habrovec — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Danish: humlebøg — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Dutch: hopbeuk — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Finnish: humalapyökki — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • French: charme-houblon — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • German: Hopfenbuche — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Greek: οστρύα (ostrýa) — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Greek: οστρυά (ostryá) — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Ancient Greek: ὀστρύα (ostrúa) — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Hungarian: komlógyertyán — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Hungarian: komlóbükk — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Italian: carpino — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Italian: carpinella — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Macedonian: црн габер (crn gaber) — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Norwegian: humlebøk — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Polish: chmielograb — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Romansh: vertinet — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Russian: хмелегра́б (xmelegráb) — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Serbo-Croatian: цр̑ни граб — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Serbo-Croatian: cȓni grab — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Slovak: hrabovec — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Slovene: črni gaber — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Spanish: carpe negro — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Spanish: falso carpe — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Swedish: humlebok — Any species of the genus Ostrya
  • Welsh: ffawydden hopys — Any species of the genus Ostrya