/krooh/ ; Fr. /krddyuu/ , n. , pl. crus /kroohz/ ; Fr. /krddyuu/ .
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru) .
[ 1815-25; crû, ptp. of croître to grow crescere ]