sea grape

noun

: a tree (Coccoloba uvifera) of the buckwheat family that inhabits sandy shores from Florida to South America, has rounded leaves, and bears clusters of purple to whitish edible berries

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In the first menu, customers can find spaghetti with mantis shrimp, salted lemon, sea grapes and monkfish paired with bagna càuda and green asparagus. Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025 As part of Rosewood’s Partners in Provenance program, local farmers are tapped to supply local delicacies like Okinawan pork, sea grapes, and sweet potatoes. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025 A day on the South Florida farm that’s building a ranch-to-restaurant empire The buildout — right on North Beach Road’s loop, overlooking sea grapes and beach sand — proved to be time-consuming, but that’s only one reason this Lucky Fish took so long to open, says LM founder Lou Moshakos. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025 Among them is the versatile sea grape with its robust root system, twisting branches and large round leaves that can be pruned as bushes, shrubs or trees. Sarah Stodola, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 Delray Beach Starting in south Florida, head north of hectic Miami and Fort Lauderdale for a more community feel in the gorgeous beach burg of Delray Beach, where tangles of sea grape trees line the sand, and the shops and boutiques of lively Atlantic Avenue are steps from the beach. Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025 An ocean path starts from the northern end of the village to the southern tip, with bicycle and pedestrian lanes meandering underneath the shade of sea grapes. Lea Lane, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sea grape was in 1806

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“Sea grape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20grape. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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