sea grape

noun

1. a tropical American tree, Coccoloba uvifera, of the buckwheat family, bearing grapelike clusters of edible purple berries.
2. the fruit itself.
3. a gulfweed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea grape¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

They stumbled on the craggy rocks and exposed sea grape roots, but together in the darkness they struck out for the boat.

From Project Gutenberg

All yellow and black and fuzzy, with trees or a tall mangrove bush or a sea grape vine sticking up here and there.

From Project Gutenberg