VINIFERA

Meaning of VINIFERA in English

[vi.nif.era] adj [NL, fr. L vinifer wine-producing, fr. vinum wine] (1900): of, relating to, being, or derived from a common European grape (Vitis vinifera) that is the chief source of Old World wine grapes and table grapes -- vinifera n

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VINIFERA — noun (plural -era or -eras) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin vinifer wine-producing, from vinum wine Date: 1888 a common European …
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VINIFERA — I. (ˈ)vī|nif(ə)rə adjective Etymology: New Latin (specific epithet of Vitis vinifera ), from Latin vinifer wine-producing : of, relating to, …
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VINIFERA — /vuy nif"euhr euh, vi-/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or derived from a European grape, Vitis vinifera, widely cultivated …
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VINIFERA — noun ( plural -era or -eras ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin vinifer wine-producing, from vinum wine Date: 1888 : …
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VINIFERA — Pronunciation: v ī - ' ni-f( ə -)r ə Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -era or -eras Etymology: New Latin, …
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GRAPE — I Any of the 60 plant species that make up the genus Vitis (family Vitaceae), native to the northern temperate …
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TOE — I. ˈtō noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ta, to, too, from Old English tā; akin …
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ZINFANDEL — ˈzinfənˌdel noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: perhaps from a European place name : a red table wine …
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WINE GRAPE — noun : a grape used in making wine ; especially : a European grape ( Vitis vinifera )
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VINIFEROUS — -rəs adjective Etymology: Latin vinifer, from vinum wine + -ifer -iferous 1. : yielding or grown for the production of …
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PINOT — (ˈ)pē|nō noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French — more at pinard 1. : any of several purple …
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PINARD — (ˈ) pē|när noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from pineau, pinot any of several vinifera grapes used especially for wine-making …
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PIASSAVA — noun also pi·as·sa·ba or pi·a·sa·va or pi·a·sa·ba ˌpēəˈsävə, -äbə ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese piassaba, from Tupi piaçaba 1. : …
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MUSCAT — noun also mus·kat ˈməˌskat, -_skət, usu -d.+V ( -s ) Etymology: French muscat, from Middle French, from Old Provençal, from …
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MURITI PALM — |mu̇rə|tē- noun Etymology: Portuguese muriti, buriti muriti palm, miriti palm, from Tupi : a large Brazilian fan palm ( Mauritia …
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LEXIA — ləˈhēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from obsolete Spanish lexía lye (now lejía ), from Latin lixiva, feminine of …
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GRAPE PHYLLOXERA — noun or grape louse : a small yellowish green No. American phylloxera ( Phylloxera vitifoliae ) that lives and forms …
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GRAPE — ˈgrāp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French crape, grape hook, grape stalk, bunch of grapes, grape, …
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EUROPEAN GRAPE — noun Usage: usually capitalized E : vinifera
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COYOL — (ˈ)kō|yōl, kəˈy- noun also coyol palm ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish coyol, from Nahuatl coyoli, literally, bell; from the …
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CALIFORNIA WINE — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : a complex of wines produced in California, some resembling in varying degree Old World …
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BASS FIBER — noun Etymology: bass (IV) : any of several strong bast fibers: as a. : fiber from a West African palm …
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BAMBOO PALM — noun 1. : bamboo I 2. : any of several palms of the genus Raphia (especially R. vinifera )
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ZINFANDEL — /zin"feuhn del'/ , n. 1. a black vinifera grape, grown in California. 2. a dry red wine made from this …
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PINOT — /pee noh"/ , n. 1. any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white …
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DELAWARE — /del"euh wair'/ , n. , pl. Delawares , ( esp. collectively ) Delaware for 5. 1. Baron . See De …
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CORNICHON — /kawr"ni shon'/ , n. 1. a black vinifera grape grown for table use. 2. the vine itself. 3. ( l.c. …
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PHYLLOXERA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from phyll- + Greek xēros dry Date: 1880 : any of several plant lice (family Phylloxeridae) …
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GRAPEVINE — ■ noun 1》 a vine bearing grapes. [ Vitis vinifera and related species.] 2》 ( the ~ ) informal the …
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WINE — the fermented juice of the grape. Of the grape genus Vitis, one species, V. vinifera (often erroneously called the European …
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GRAPE — any member of the grape genus, Vitis (family Vitaceae), with about 60 species native to the north temperate zone, including …
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