fox grape
noun
a vine, Vitis labrusca, chiefly of the northeastern U.S., from which numerous cultivated grape varieties have been developed.
the usually purplish-black, thick-skinned, sweet, musky fruit of this vine.
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Origin of fox grape
An Americanism dating back to 1630–40
Words nearby fox grape
fowling, fowling piece, fox, fox bolt, fox brush, fox grape, fox hunt, fox hunting, fox islands, fox moth, fox snake
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British Dictionary definitions for fox grape
fox grape
noun
a common wild grape, Vitis labrusca of the northern US, having purplish-black fruit and woolly leaves: the source of many cultivated grapes, including the catawba
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