Cape grape
noun
Definition of Cape grape
: a tuberous-rooted grapelike vine (Cissus capensis) having very long forked tendrils and red-black glossy fruit in short clusters and used especially in southwestern U.S. as an ornamental
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Origin and Etymology of cape grape
from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where it was developed
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