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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).
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2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in
brewing to give a bitter taste.
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3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.
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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.
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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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