lu·pu·lin (l p y -ln)n. Minute yellowish-brown hairs obtained from the strobili of the hop plant, formerly used in medicine as a sedative. [New Latin lupulus, hop species (diminutive of Latin lupus, hop plant, from lupus, wolf; see lupine2) + -in.] |
lupulin [ˈluːpjʊlɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a resinous powder extracted from the female flowers of the hop plant and used as a sedative
[from New Latin lupulus, diminutive of lupus the hop plant]
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