Definitions
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- adjective Resembling a
grape or some aspect of grapes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling the fruit of a grape vine
Etymologies
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Examples
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A tumor could thus “acquire” its own blood supply by insidiously inciting a network of blood vessels around itself and then growing, in grapelike clusters, around those vessels, a phenomenon that Folkman called tumor angiogenesis.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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The face they shared had regular features and an enquiring expression, with greenish, grapelike eyes contributing most of the enquiry.
Naked Cruelty Colleen McCullough 2010
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A tumor could thus “acquire” its own blood supply by insidiously inciting a network of blood vessels around itself and then growing, in grapelike clusters, around those vessels, a phenomenon that Folkman called tumor angiogenesis.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Her tumors, growing in grapelike clusters in her lungs, had begun to bleed into the linings of her lungs—so fast that it had become nearly impossible to keep up with the blood loss.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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A tumor could thus “acquire” its own blood supply by insidiously inciting a network of blood vessels around itself and then growing, in grapelike clusters, around those vessels, a phenomenon that Folkman called tumor angiogenesis.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Her tumors, growing in grapelike clusters in her lungs, had begun to bleed into the linings of her lungs—so fast that it had become nearly impossible to keep up with the blood loss.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Her tumors, growing in grapelike clusters in her lungs, had begun to bleed into the linings of her lungs—so fast that it had become nearly impossible to keep up with the blood loss.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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These 3 fruits are in the same family, with an outer rind that is easily peeled off, revealing transluscent, grapelike flesh and an inner seed that you don't eat.
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Look for eggs—3 to 14, hung in grapelike bunches in rotting logs or rock crevices.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Look for eggs—3 to 14, hung in grapelike bunches in rotting logs or rock crevices.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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