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Noun: Humulus
  1. Hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae
    - genus Humulus

Type of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus

Part of: Cannabidaceae, family Cannabidaceae, hemp family

Encyclopedia: Humulus