Lupulin definition
A yellowish-brown substance obtained from glands at the base of the strobili of the hop plant, containing essential oils and formerly used in medicine as a sedative.
noun
A bitter resinous powder obtained from the strobiles of hops, formerly used in medicine as a sedative.
noun
A yellowish-brown substance obtained from glands at the base of the strobili of the hop plant, containing essential oils and formerly used in medicine as a sedative.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
lupulin
Plural:
lupulinsOrigin of lupulin
- New Latin lupulus hop species (diminutive of Latin lupus hop plant) (from lupus wolf lupine2) –in
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition