- Eastern hop hornbeam
- nounmedium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America• Syn: ↑ironwood, ↑ironwood tree, ↑Ostrya virginiana• Hypernyms: ↑hop hornbeam• Member Holonyms: ↑Ostrya, ↑genus Ostrya
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Eastern hop hornbeam
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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 — ▪ 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 — noun Date: 1785 a chiefly eastern North American tree (Ostrya virginiana) of the birch family with fruiting clusters resembling hops … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hornbeam — Taxobox name = Hornbeam image width = 200px image caption = European Hornbeam foliage regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Betulaceae genus = Carpinus genus authority = L. subdivision ranks =… … Wikipedia
Ostrya — noun deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae • Syn: ↑genus Ostrya • Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Betulaceae, ↑family Betulaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ironwood — noun 1. handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties • Syn: ↑rose chestnut, ↑ironwood tree, ↑Mesua ferrea • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
ironwood tree — noun 1. handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties • Syn: ↑rose chestnut, ↑ironwood, ↑Mesua ferrea • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Ostrya virginiana — noun medium sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America • Syn: ↑Eastern hop hornbeam, ↑ironwood, ↑ironwood tree • Hypernyms: ↑hop hornbeam • Member Holonyms: ↑Ostrya, ↑genus Ostrya … Useful english dictionary
genus Ostrya — noun deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae • Syn: ↑Ostrya • Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Betulaceae, ↑family Betulaceae, ↑birch famil … Useful english dictionary
List of Canadian plants by family B — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Balsaminaceae * Impatiens aurella pale yellow jewelweed * Impatiens capensis spotted jewelweed *… … Wikipedia
