humulus : Idioms & Phrases


genus humulus

  • 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

  • noun native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop
    American hop.
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humulus japonicus

  • noun ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage
    Japanese hop.
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humulus lupulus

  • noun European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
    bine; common hop; European hop; common hops.
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