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grape family — noun : vitaceae * * * the plant family Vitaceae, characterized by woody climbing vines with tendrils, having alternate, simple or compound leaves, and bearing clusters of small flowers and berries, and including Boston ivy, grape, grape ivy, and… … Useful english dictionary
grape family — grape′ fam ily n. pln a plant family, Vitaceae, of woody climbing vines bearing clusters of round berries … From formal English to slang
grape — [grāp] n. [ME grap, replacing earlier winberie (see WINE & BERRY) < OFr grape, bunch of grapes < graper, to gather with a hook < Frank * krappo (OHG chrapfo), a hook: for IE base see CRADLE] 1. any of various small, round, smooth skinned … English World dictionary
grape ivy — n. an evergreen climbing vine (Cissus incisa) of the grape family, common as a houseplant … English World dictionary
grape — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French grape grape stalk, bunch of grapes, grape, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German krāpfo hook Date: 14th century 1. a smooth skinned juicy greenish white to deep red… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Grape-Nuts — is a breakfast cereal developed by C. W. Post in 1897. Post was a patient and later competitor of the 19th century breakfast food innovator, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg. Neither grapes nor nuts have ever been ingredients in the cereal. The original… … Wikipedia
grape hyacinth — grape′ hy acinth n. pln any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, having round blue grapelike flowers … From formal English to slang
grape hyacinth — n. any of a group of small, hardy, bulbous plants (genus Muscari) of the lily family, with spikes of small, bell shaped flowers of blue or white … English World dictionary
grape|fruit — «GRAYP FROOT», noun. 1. a pale yellow, roundish citrus fruit like an orange, but larger and sourer; pomelo. It grows in clusters. 2. the tropical or semitropical tree it grows on. It belongs to the rue family and is cultivated chiefly in the U.S … Useful english dictionary
grape — grapelike, adj. /grayp/, n. 1. the edible, pulpy, smooth skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made. 2. any vine bearing this fruit. 3. a dull, dark, purplish red color. 4. grapes, (used … Universalium
