Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hop hornbeam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: hop horn-beam
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree of the species Ostrya virginiana (American hophornbeam).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Its wood.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the resemblance of the fruit to hops. See hornbeam.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hop hornbeams (plural) hophornbeam (alternative)

Questions

What does hop hornbeam mean?: A tree of the species Ostrya virginiana (American hophornbeam).
Where does hop hornbeam come from?: From the resemblance of the fruit to hops. See hornbeam.

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