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hops

DEFINITIONS OF: hops

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n twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer

Synonyms:
hop
Types:
European hop, Humulus lupulus, bine, common hop, common hops
European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
American hop, Humulus americanus
native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop
Humulus japonicus, Japanese hop
ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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