hop hornbeam
- any of a genus (Ostrya) of North American trees of the birch family, with gray bark and hoplike cones
- the hard wood of this tree, often used in tool handles
See hop hornbeam in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Ostrya, especially O. virginiana of eastern North America, having unisexual flowers grouped in catkins and fruit clusters resembling hops.
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