'Humulus Lupulus' definitions:

Definition of 'Humulus lupulus'

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noun
European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America [syn: common hop, common hops, bine, European hop, Humulus lupulus]

Definition of 'Humulus Lupulus'

From: GCIDE
  • Hop \Hop\, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G. hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel. humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]
  • 1. (Bot.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops). [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip. [1913 Webster]
  • Hop back. (Brewing) See under 1st Back.
  • Hop clover (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads like hops in miniature (Trifolium agrarium, and Trifolium procumbens).
  • Hop flea (Zool.), a small flea beetle (Haltica concinna), very injurious to hops.
  • Hop fly (Zool.), an aphid (Phorodon humuli), very injurious to hop vines.
  • Hop froth fly (Zool.), an hemipterous insect ({Aphrophora interrupta}), allied to the cockoo spits. It often does great damage to hop vines.
  • Hop hornbeam (Bot.), an American tree of the genus Ostrya (Ostrya Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a European species (Ostrya vulgaris).
  • Hop moth (Zool.), a moth (Hypena humuli), which in the larval state is very injurious to hop vines.
  • Hop picker, one who picks hops.
  • Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines.
  • Hop tree (Bot.), a small American tree ({Ptelia trifoliata}), having broad, flattened fruit in large clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.
  • Hop vine (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop. [1913 Webster]