HUMULUS LUPULUS
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 America
Familiarity information: HUMULUS LUPULUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HUMULUS LUPULUS (noun)
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)
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