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hophornbeam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hophorn-beam
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any species of the genus Ostrya, with exceptionally dense wood and hop-like fruit.

Etymology

From hop + hornbeam (“hard wood”).

Inflected Forms

hophornbeams (plural) hop-hornbeam (alternative)

Derived Forms

ironwood

Phrases

Central Chinese hop-hornbeam Chisos hophornbeam Big Bend hophornbeam eastern hophornbeam American hophornbeam Central American hophornbeam European hophornbeam common hop-hornbeam

Questions

What does hophornbeam mean?
Any species of the genus Ostrya, with exceptionally dense wood and hop-like fruit.
Where does hophornbeam come from?
From hop + hornbeam (“hard wood”).

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