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VITIS LABRUSCA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes

Synonyms:

fox grape; Vitis labrusca

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Vitis labrusca" is a kind of...):

grape; grape vine; grapevine (any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries)

Meronyms (parts of "Vitis labrusca"):

fox grape (purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties)

Holonyms ("Vitis labrusca" is a member of...):

genus Vitis; Vitis (the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes)

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