grape
grapes
A grape is a small, sweet fruit that grows in clusters on a vine. Most grapes are either purple or green, and they make a delicious addition to a fruit salad.
Though grapes naturally contain tiny seeds, many varieties of so-called "table grapes" are bred to be seedless, so you can pop one grape after another in your mouth. Dried grapes are known as raisins, and this versatile berry is used to make many other products, including jelly, juice, and wine. Experts believe the word grape comes from an Old French verb, graper, "catch with a hook" or "pick grapes off the vine."
Definitions of grape
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any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
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synonyms:
grape vine, grapevine
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types:
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Vitis labrusca, fox grape
native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes
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Vitis rotundifolia, muscadine
native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties
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Vitis vinifera, common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape
common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes
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Chardonnay, chardonnay grape
white wine grape
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Pinot, Pinot grape
any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes
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Sauvignon grape
small blue-black grape of Medoc region of France highly prized in winemaking
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Cabernet Sauvignon grape
superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California
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Sauvignon blanc
white wine grape grown in California
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Merlot
black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux
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Muscadet
white grape grown especially in the valley the Loire in France
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Riesling
white grape grown in Europe and California
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Zinfandel
small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe
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Chenin blanc
white grape grown especially in California and the lower Loire valley of France
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malvasia
used to make malmsey wine
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muscat, muskat
any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes
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Verdicchio
a variety of white wine grape grown in Italy
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type of:
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vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
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bullace grape, muscadine
dull-purple grape of southern United States
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slipskin grape
a grape whose skin slips readily from the pulp
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vinifera grape
grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe
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fox grape
purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties
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scuppernong
amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States
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emperor
red table grape of California
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muscat, muscat grape, muscatel
sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine
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ribier
dark reddish-purple table grape of California
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sultana
pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine
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Tokay
variety of wine grape originally grown in Hungary; the prototype of vinifera grapes
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Thompson Seedless
seedless green table grape of California
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type of:
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edible fruit
edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
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