First Known Use: 14th century
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grape
noun, often attributive \ˈgrāp\
: a green, dark red, or purplish-black berry that is used to make wine or is eaten as a fruit
Full 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
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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
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grape
noun \ˈgrāp\
Definition of GRAPE for Kids
: a juicy berry that has a smooth green, dark red, or purple skin and grows in clusters on a woody vine (grapevine)
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