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 • Syn: hop • Hypernyms: vine • Hyponyms: common hop, common hops, bine, European hop, Humulus lupulus, American hop, Humulus americanus, Japanese hop, Humulus japonicus • Member Holonyms: Humulus, genus Humulus
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