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EASTERN HOP HORNBEAM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
Synonyms:
Eastern hop hornbeam; ironwood; ironwood tree; Ostrya virginiana
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Eastern hop hornbeam" is a kind of...):
hop hornbeam (any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops)
Holonyms ("Eastern hop hornbeam" is a member of...):
genus Ostrya; Ostrya (deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae)