English Dictionary

HUMULUS LUPULUS

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Humulus lupulus mean? 

HUMULUS LUPULUS (noun)
  The noun HUMULUS LUPULUS has 1 sense:

1. European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in Americaplay

  Familiarity information: HUMULUS LUPULUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HUMULUS LUPULUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bine; common hop; common hops; European hop; Humulus lupulus

Hypernyms ("Humulus lupulus" is a kind of...):

hop; hops (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)


 Context examples 


The essential oil of Humulus lupulus.

(Hops Oil, NCI Thesaurus)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"One doctor makes work for another." (English proverb)

"To the man behave like a man, to the dog behave like a dog." (Albanian proverb)

"If you opress who is below you then you won't be safe from the punishment of who is above you." (Arabic proverb)

"Not shooting means always missing" (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact