GRAPE


Meaning of GRAPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrāp ]

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 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 usually climb by tendrils, produce clustered fruits that are grapes, and are nearly cosmopolitan in cultivation

3. : grapeshot

• grape·like -ˌlīk adjective

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