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hops

British  
/ hɒps /

plural noun

  1. the dried ripe flowers, esp the female flowers, of the hop plant, used to give a bitter taste to beer

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Dr Cockerton is working with Dr Klara Hajdu, a hop breeder with Wye Hops.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

Hops give bitter its taste but the plant doesn't like the hotter, drier conditions we've experienced in recent decades and production has plummeted.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

Hops declines in Europe mean changes for American producers too.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2023

Hogan Windish singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning for the Everett AquaSox, but the host Hillsboro Hops tied it in the 10th and won it in the 11th with a 5-4 victory.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

They should have to bounce around on pogo sticks, or better: Hippity Hops.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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