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Noun: grape  greyp
  1. Any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
    "She plucked a grape from the bunch and popped it into her mouth"
     
  2. Any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
    "The vineyard was filled with rows of grape vines";
    - grapevine, grape vine
     
  3. A cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
    "The artillery used grape to devastating effect against the advancing infantry";
    - grapeshot

Derived forms: grapes

Type of: edible fruit, pellet, shot, vine

Part of: genus Vitis, Vitis

Encyclopedia: Grape, Michigan