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PINOT NOIR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("Pinot noir" is a kind of...):

red wine (wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes)

Holonyms ("Pinot noir" is a substance of...):

Pinot noir (red wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Burgundy, France)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Red wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Burgundy, France

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Pinot noir" is a kind of...):

Pinot; Pinot grape (any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes)

Meronyms (substance of "Pinot noir"):

Pinot noir (dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes)

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