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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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 (Zo["o]l.), a small flea beetle ({Haltica
        concinna), very injurious to hops.
  
     Hop+fly+(Zo["o]l.),+an+aphid+({Phorodon+humuli" rel="nofollow">Hop fly (Zo["o]l.), an aphid ({Phorodon humuli), very
        injurious to hop vines.
  
     Hop froth fly (Zo["o]l.), 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+(Zo["o]l.),+a+moth+({Hypena+humuli" rel="nofollow">Hop moth (Zo["o]l.), 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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).
  
     2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in
        brewing to give a bitter taste.
  
     3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.
  
     Hop back. (Brewing) See under 1st Back.
  
     Hop clover (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads
        like hops in miniature ({Trifolium agrarium, and T.
        procumbens).
  
     Hop flea (Zo["o]l.), a small flea beetle ({Haltica
        concinna), very injurious to hops.
  
     Hop+fly+(Zo["o]l.),+an+aphid+({Phorodon+humuli" rel="nofollow">Hop fly (Zo["o]l.), an aphid ({Phorodon humuli), very
        injurious to hop vines.
  
     Hop froth fly (Zo["o]l.), 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
        ({O. Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a European
        species ({O. vulgaris).
  
     Hop+moth+(Zo["o]l.),+a+moth+({Hypena+humuli" rel="nofollow">Hop moth (Zo["o]l.), 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  hop clover
       n 1: prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved
            black pods; naturalized in North America [syn: black
            medick, yellow trefoil, nonesuch clover, Medicago
            lupulina]
       2: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often
          considered the true or original shamrock [syn: shamrock,
           lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium]

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