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grape  (grp)
n.
1. Any of numerous woody vines of the genus Vitis, bearing clusters of edible berries and widely cultivated in many species and varieties.
2. The fleshy, smooth-skinned, purple, red, or green berry of a grape, eaten raw or dried as a raisin and widely used in winemaking.
3. A dark violet to dark grayish purple.
4. Grapeshot.

[Middle English, from Old French, bunch of grapes, hook, of Germanic origin.]

grap·ey, grap·y adj.
grapi·ness n.
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grape
cluster of grapes on a vine

grape
Noun
a small round sweet juicy fruit with a purple or green skin, which can be eaten raw, dried to make raisins, currants, or sultanas, or used to make wine [Old French grape bunch of grapes]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grapegrape - any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
bullace grape, muscadine - dull-purple grape of southern United States
slipskin grape - a grape whose skin slips readily from the pulp
vinifera grape - grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe
vino, wine - fermented juice (of grapes especially)
grape vine, grapevine, grape - any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
2.grape - any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
grape - any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
genus Vitis, Vitis - the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes
fox grape, Vitis labrusca - native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes
muscadine, Vitis rotundifolia - native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties
common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes
3.grape - a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
pellet, shot - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
Translations
Spanish grape [greɪp] nuva;
sour grapes (fig) → envidia sg;
a bunch of grapes → un racimo de uvas

French grape [greɪp] nraisin m;
a bunch of grapes → une grappe de raisin

German grape [greɪp] n(Wein)traube f;
a bunch of grapes → eine (ganze) Weintraube

Italian grape [greɪp] nchicco d'uva, acino;
a bunch of grapes → un grappolo d'uva

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