grape: Meaning and Definition of
grape
Pronunciation: (grāp), [key] — n.
- the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- any vine bearing this fruit.
- a dull, dark, purplish-red color.
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- tuberculosis occurring in cattle, characterized by the internal formation of grapelike clusters, esp. in the lungs.
- tuberculosis occurring in horses, characterized by grapelike clusters on the fetlocks.
- grapeshot.
- wine.
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