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labrusca

[ luh-bruhs-kuh ]

adjective

  1. of or derived from the North American fox grape, Vitis labrusca.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of labrusca1

< New Latin: the specific epithet, Latin: a kind of wild grape
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Example Sentences

Vines that grow native in America (vitis labrusca, among others) are known for “foxy” or musky aromas and flavors.

It is a cross between a Labrusca seedling of Marvins and a seedling of Eumelan.

All of its characters indicate that it is a hybrid between Labrusca and Vinifera.

This is the first recorded hybrid between Labrusca and Vinifera.

Telegraph is apparently a Labrusca with a strain of Aestivalis.

Munson states, however, that he can see nothing in it but Labrusca and Vinifera.

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