Ostrya

noun

Os·​trya

ˈästrēə

: a small widely distributed genus of trees (family Betulaceae) having fruit resembling cones with membranous inflated bracts see hop hornbeam

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, hop hornbeam; probably akin to Greek ostrakon shell and to Greek drys tree

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