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