humulus
Definition
Noun: 1. A genus of flowering plants: Humulus is the scientific name for a small genus of perennial, climbing, or trailing herbaceous plants. It is most commonly known for including the species used to produce hops, a key ingredient in beer.
Usage Notes
- Capitalization: As a genus name, is always capitalized.
- Context: The word is primarily used in scientific, botanical, agricultural, and brewing contexts. In everyday conversation, people typically refer to the plant as "hops" rather than by its genus name .
- Grammar: It functions as a singular noun (e.g., is a genus). When referring to multiple plants of this genus, the plural is "humulus plants" or "plants of the genus ."
Examples
- Scientific Context:
- The brewer studied the different aroma profiles of various Humulus cultivars.
- Botanists classify Humulus in the family Cannabaceae.
- General Context:
- The farm specializes in growing Humulus for the local craft beer industry.
Advanced Usage
- In Taxonomic Classification: The full scientific name includes the genus () and the species (e.g., for the common hop, for the Japanese hop).
- Example: Humulus lupulus is the primary species used in beer production worldwide.
Variants and Related Words
- Hop (n): The common name for the female flower cones (strobiles) of the plant, used for flavoring and stabilizing beer.
- Example: This beer is brewed with aromatic Cascade hops.
- Hops (n, plural): Often used interchangeably with "hop" to refer to the harvested cones.
- Example: The farmer is drying this year's harvest of hops.
Synonyms
- Hops (when referring to the plant in a non-scientific context): "The hops field" is equivalent to "the Humulus field" in general agricultural use.
Different Meanings
The word Humulus has only one specific meaning as a botanical genus. It does not have other unrelated definitions, idioms, or phrasal verbs.
Noun
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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
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