genus humulus

1. 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

   SynonymsHumulus

   Broaderdicot genus

   Part ofCannabidaceae

Questions about genus humulus

What does genus humulus mean?

genus humulus means "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".

What is another word for genus humulus?

Close synonyms include Humulus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus humulus a common word?

genus humulus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.