hops (root: hop)

Noun hops has 1 sense

• hops(n = noun.plant) hop - 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;
is a member of genus humulus, humulus
has particulars: bine, common hop, common hops, european hop, humulus lupulus, american hop, humulus americanus, humulus japonicus, japanese hop
is a kind of vine