Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun european_hop

1 sense of european hop

Sense 1
common hop, common hops, bine, European hop, Humulus lupulus -- (European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America)
       => hop, 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)