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Common Hop plant (Humulus lupulus) | |
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Genus: | Humulus |
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Humulus lupulus L. |
Hops are the flowers of the hop plant, which are in the humulus genus. Hops look like little cones, and are used to make beer. They give the beer a bitter flavor. They have been used to make beer for many centuries, and were used by the Romans in the Roman Empire. [1]
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- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
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