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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hop hornbeam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf 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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