HUMULUS LUPULUS

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

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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