NOUN | plant | hop hornbeam | any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops |
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Meaning | Any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops. | |
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Member of | Ostrya, genus Ostrya | deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America |
Narrower | Eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood, ironwood tree, Ostrya virginiana | medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America |
Old World hop hornbeam, Ostrya carpinifolia | medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor | |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
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