often attributive
1
: a smooth-skinned juicy light green or deep red to purplish black 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
Examples of grape in a Sentence
a bunch of seedless grapes
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The vodka is made from grape pomace, similar to grappa, but uses an entirely different production process resulting in an aromatic, fruit-forward vodka.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Moldova has traces of grape cultivation stretching back thousands of years, and started exporting wine to Russia in large volumes in the 14th century.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Plants are organized by region; Romero and I started in the Americas, pulling up to an eight-foot-tall Brazilian grape tree, known for the gumball-size purple berries that grow directly on its trunk.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
Influenced by the dishes of the various countries, Cafe Athena offers a wide array of menu choices, including entrees, sandwiches, pizza, soups, salads, grape leaves, pita wraps, spreads, appetizers, sides, desserts and a kids menu.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Moldova has traces of grape cultivation stretching back thousands of years, and started exporting wine to Russia in large volumes in the 14th century.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Plants are organized by region; Romero and I started in the Americas, pulling up to an eight-foot-tall Brazilian grape tree, known for the gumball-size purple berries that grow directly on its trunk.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
Influenced by the dishes of the various countries, Cafe Athena offers a wide array of menu choices, including entrees, sandwiches, pizza, soups, salads, grape leaves, pita wraps, spreads, appetizers, sides, desserts and a kids menu.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Grape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grape. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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