[grape] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OF crape, grape hook, grape stalk, bunch of grapes, grape, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG krapfo hook] (14c) 1: a smooth-skinned juicy greenish white to deep red or purple berry eaten dried or fresh as a fruit or fermented to produce wine
2: any of numerous woody vines (genus Vitis of the family Vitaceae, the grape family) that usu. climb by tendrils, produce clustered fruits that are grapes, and are nearly cosmopolitan in cultivation
3: grapeshot -- grape.like adj