grape

grape

noun, often attributive \ˈgrāp\

Definition of GRAPE

1

: a smooth-skinned juicy greenish-white to deep red or purple berry eaten dried or fresh as a fruit or fermented to produce wine

2

: any of numerous woody vines (genus Vitis of the family Vitaceae, the grape family) that usually climb by tendrils, produce grapes, and are nearly cosmopolitan in cultivation

3

: grapeshot

— grape·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Examples of GRAPE

1. a bunch of seedless grapes

Origin of GRAPE

Middle English, from Anglo-French grape grape stalk, bunch of grapes, grape, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German krāpfo hook

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to GRAPE

grapery

Rhymes with GRAPE

ape, cape, chape, crape, crepe, drape, gape, jape, nape, rape, scape, scrape, shape, tape