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lupulin

Pronunciation: /ˈluːpjʊlɪn/

Definition of lupulin

noun

[mass noun]
  • a bitter yellowish powder found on glandular hairs beneath the scales of the flowers of the female hop plant.

Origin:

early 19th century: from the modern Latin use as an epithet of Latin lupulus (as in Humulus lupulus), a plant mentioned by Pliny and perhaps denoting 'wild hops', + -in1

lupulin in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of lupulin in the US English dictionary