a bitter resinous powder obtained from the strobiles of hops, formerly used in medicine as a sedative
Origin of lupulin
from Modern Latin lupulus, the hop (dim. of Classical Latin lupus, hop plant, apparently identical to lupus, wolf) + -inlupulin
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lupulin
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.
Origin of lupulin
New Latin lupulus specific epithet of the hop plant ( from diminutive of Latin lupus wild hop plant ) ( from lupus wolf (the hop plant perhaps being so called because of its biting bitterness or the resemblance of its bracts to teeth) ; see lupine2. ) -inTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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lupulin - Medical Definition
n.
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.
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