Merlot

/mərˈloʊ/
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Other forms: Merlots

Definitions of Merlot
  1. noun
    black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux
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    type of:
    Vitis vinifera, common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape
    common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes
  2. noun
    dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California
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    type of:
    red wine
    wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes
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