humulus : Idioms & Phrases
genus humulus
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noun hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae
Humulus.
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humulus americanus
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noun native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop
American hop.
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humulus japonicus
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noun ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage
Japanese hop.
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humulus lupulus
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noun European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
bine; common hop; European hop; common hops.