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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A deciduous small tree or shrub (Ptelea trifoliata) of eastern North America, having trifoliolate leaves and flat waferlike seeds that were formerly used as a substitute for hops in brewing beer.
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Then a man emerged from a grove of fetterbush and hoptree.
The Unquiet John Connolly 2007
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Then a man emerged from a grove of fetterbush and hoptree.
The Unquiet John Connolly 2007
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Also called the wafer ash. Ptelea trifoliata
August 8, 2009