A brewmaster tosses me into a kettle to lend bitter flavor to an ale, but watch a rabbit in a green spring garden, and that very same word depicts its cheerful jumps. What word am I?
Hops
The riddle relies on the homograph 'hops.' In brewing, hops are the dried cones of a vine used to season beer, while in animal movement, hops are the short, bouncy leaps taken by a rabbit.
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