Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Leverwood /(lĕv"ẽr*wo͝od`)/ · Lev·er·wood · IPA 01 n. The American hop hornbeam (Ostrya Virginica), a small tree with very tough wood. 1. The American hop hornbeam (Ostrya Virginica), a small tree with very tough wood.(Bot.)