genus Vitis

Definitions of genus Vitis
  1. noun
    the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes
    synonyms: Vitis
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    type of:
    dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
    genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
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