- Old World hop hornbeam
- nounmedium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor• Syn: ↑Ostrya carpinifolia• Hypernyms: ↑hop hornbeam• Member Holonyms: ↑Ostrya, ↑genus Ostrya
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Old World hop hornbeam
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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
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
Ostrya carpinifolia — noun medium sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor • Syn: ↑Old World hop hornbeam • Hypernyms: ↑hop hornbeam • Member Holonyms: ↑Ostrya, ↑genus Ostrya … Useful english dictionary
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