hops (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *hops*:
NOUN	plant	hops, hop	twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes

hops > pronunciation
Sounds	hhaa'ps
Rhymes	Ops ... tops: 6 rhymes with aaps...

English > *hops*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	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.
Synonym	hop
Member of	Humulus, genus Humulus	hops
Narrower	American hop, Humulus americanus	Native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop
	Japanese hop, Humulus japonicus	Ornamental vine native to eastern Asia
	common hop, common hops, bine, European hop, Humulus lupulus	European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors
Broader	vine	A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Spanish	lúpulo
Catalan	llúpol

HyperDic: hops