fox grape
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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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Nearby words
fowling, fowling piece, fox, fox bolt, fox brush, fox grape, fox hunt, fox hunting, fox islands, fox moth, fox snake
Origin of fox grape
An Americanism dating back to 1630–40
Also called skunk grape.
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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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