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hoplite (plural hoplites) A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an aspis. 1970, John Kinloch Anderson, Military Theory and Practice in the Age of Xenophon, page 141,
Synonyms: bine; common hop; common hops; European hop; Humulus lupulus. Hypernyms (Humulus lupulus is a kind of...): hop; hops (twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer).