'Ostrya vulgaris' definitions:
Definition of 'Ostrya vulgaris'
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- Hop \Hop\, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G. hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel. humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]
- 1. (Bot.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops). [1913 Webster]
- 2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip. [1913 Webster]
- Hop back. (Brewing) See under 1st Back.
- Hop clover (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads like hops in miniature (Trifolium agrarium, and Trifolium procumbens).
- Hop flea (Zool.), a small flea beetle (Haltica concinna), very injurious to hops.
- Hop fly (Zool.), an aphid (Phorodon humuli), very injurious to hop vines.
- Hop froth fly (Zool.), an hemipterous insect ({Aphrophora interrupta}), allied to the cockoo spits. It often does great damage to hop vines.
- Hop hornbeam (Bot.), an American tree of the genus Ostrya (Ostrya Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a European species (Ostrya vulgaris).
- Hop moth (Zool.), a moth (Hypena humuli), which in the larval state is very injurious to hop vines.
- Hop picker, one who picks hops.
- Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines.
- Hop tree (Bot.), a small American tree ({Ptelia trifoliata}), having broad, flattened fruit in large clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.
- Hop vine (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop. [1913 Webster]