- hop hornbeam
- hop hornbeamn.1. any of a genus (Ostrya) of North American trees of the birch family, with gray bark and hoplike cones2. the hard wood of this tree, often used in tool handles
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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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 — ▪ 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 — noun Date: 1785 a chiefly eastern North American tree (Ostrya virginiana) of the birch family with fruiting clusters resembling hops … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
