HyperDic: hop_hornbeam

English > 1 sense of the expression hop hornbeam:
NOUNplanthop hornbeamany of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops
English > hop hornbeam: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops.
Member ofOstrya, genus Ostryadeciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America
NarrowerEastern hop hornbeam, ironwood, ironwood tree, Ostrya virginianamedium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
Old World hop hornbeam, Ostrya carpinifoliamedium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown

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