AMERICAN HOP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does American hop mean? 

• AMERICAN HOP (noun)
  The noun AMERICAN HOP has 1 sense:

1. native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop

  Familiarity information: AMERICAN HOP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMERICAN HOP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

American hop; Humulus americanus

Hypernyms ("American hop" is a kind of...):

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)