Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various woody vines of the genus Vitis, bearing clusters of edible berries and widely cultivated in many species and varieties.
- noun The fleshy, smooth-skinned, purple, red, or green berry of a grape, eaten raw or dried as a raisin and widely used in winemaking.
- noun A dark violet to dark grayish purple.
- noun Grapeshot.
from The Century Dictionary.
- ; pret. and pp. graped, ppr. graping. A dialectal (Scotch) form of
grope . - noun plural A specific affection of the heel of horses, accompanied by an offensive discharge and the formation of red, raw excrescences (grapes) on the surface. Also called
varrucose dermatitis - noun Tuberculosis of the serous membranes (pleura and peritoneum) in which conglomerate clusters of tubercles are found. Also called
pearly disease . - noun See
sea-grape , 2, 3. - noun The fruit of the vine, from which wine is made; a pulpy edible fruit or berry growing in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis.
- noun The vine which produces this fruit; the grape-vine.
- noun The knob at the butt of a cannon.
- noun plural In farriery, a mangy tumor on the leg of a horse.
- noun Milit., grape-shot.
- noun The Sargassum bacciferum, a seaweed with large bladders in grape-like clusters.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins.
- noun (Bot.) The plant which bears this fruit; the grapevine.
- noun (Man.) A mangy tumor on the leg of a horse.
- noun (Mil.) Grapeshot.
- noun (Zoöl.) See
Vine borer . - noun (Zoöl.) a minute black weevil (
Craponius inæqualis ) which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes. - noun (Bot.) a liliaceous plant (
Muscari racemosum ) with small blue globular flowers in a dense raceme. - noun (Bot.) a fungus (
Oidium Tuckeri ) on grapevines; vine mildew. - noun (Zoöl.) a small yellow and red hemipterous insect, often very injurious to the leaves of the grapevine.
- noun (Zoöl.) a small moth (
Eudemis botrana ), which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes, and often binds them together with silk. - noun the cascabel or knob at the breech.
- noun See
Glucose . - noun (Zoöl.) the larva of the grape moth.
- noun things which persons affect to despise because they can not possess them; -- in allusion to Æsop's fable of the fox and the grapes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable A small, round, smooth-skinned edible
fruit , usually purple, red, or green, that grows inbunches on certain vines. - noun countable A woody
vine that bears clusters of grapes; agrapevine . - noun countable, uncountable A dark
purplish red colour , the colour of many grapes. - noun uncountable
grapeshot . - noun A
mangy tumour on ahorse 'sleg . - adjective
Containing grapes or having a grapeflavor . - adjective Of a
dark purplish red colour .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
- noun a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
- noun any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Terroir is the term grape growers use for the distinctive combination of where the grapes are grown, including the soil, the sun, and the wind.
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Terroir is the term grape growers use for the distinctive combination of where the grapes are grown, including the soil, the sun, and the wind.
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Also of note: the Benaza red wine made from the mencia grape is a pretty tasty value as well.
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Also of note: the Benaza red wine made from the mencia grape is a pretty tasty value as well.
A couple of zippy whites – Benaza Godello and Huards Cheverny | Dr Vino's wine blog
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The herbal character of the grape is here, particularly on a surprisingly long minty-lime finish, but it's not aggressive or overbearing.
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The herbal character of the grape is here, particularly on a surprisingly long minty-lime finish, but it's not aggressive or overbearing.
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The herbal character of the grape is here, particularly on a surprisingly long minty-lime finish, but it's not aggressive or overbearing.
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The English word grape appears to come from an Indo-European root meaning “curved” or “crooked,” probably referring to the curved blade of the knife used to harvest grape bunches, or to the shape of the bunch stem.
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The English word grape appears to come from an Indo-European root meaning “curved” or “crooked,” probably referring to the curved blade of the knife used to harvest grape bunches, or to the shape of the bunch stem.
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Although not big and boozy (only 12.5% on the label), the main grape is tannat, which makes wines that are often opaque in their inky purpleness with tons o’ tannins.
Arretxea Irouleguy and Tissot Poulsard - geek out, winter or fall | Dr Vino's wine blog
chained_bear commented on the word grape
For connection to Firesign Theatre, see "Lysistrata."
October 18, 2007
hernesheir commented on the word grape
A vulture. graip.
May 20, 2011