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JAPANESE HOP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Japanese hop mean?

• JAPANESE HOP (noun)
The noun JAPANESE HOP has 1 sense:

1. ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage

Familiarity information: JAPANESE HOP used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• JAPANESE HOP (noun)

Sense 1

Japanese hop ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Humulus japonicus; Japanese hop

Hypernyms ("Japanese hop" 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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