riverbank grape
noun
a high-climbing vine, Vitis riparia, of eastern North America, having fragrant flowers and nearly black fruit.
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Nearby words
- rivera, diego,
- rivera, fructuoso,
- rivera, josé eustasio,
- rivera, primo de,
- riverbank,
- riverbed,
- riverboat,
- riverdale,
- riverfront,
- riverhead
Also called frost grape.
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