grape
grape /ɡreɪp/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: crape, grape 'hook, bunch of grapes']
one of a number of small round green or purple fruits that grow together on a ↑vine. Grapes are often used for making wine:
a bunch of grapes
grape juice
red seedless grapes ⇨ sour grapes at ↑sour1(5)
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THESAURUS
▪ grape one of a number of small round green or purple fruits that grow together on a ↑vine. Grapes are often used for making wine: I've brought you a bunch of grapes. | Different grape varieties produce wines of widely different character.
▪ vine (also grapevine) a plant that produces grapes: There are 2,000 acres of vines in England, compared with 2.6 million in France. | He left the grapes on the vine as long as possible — sometimes even late into October.
▪ vineyard a piece of land where grapevines are grown in order to produce wine: The wine is from one of Germany's most famous vineyards.
