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.

  1. a gulfweed.

Origin of sea grape

1
First recorded in 1570–80

Words Nearby sea grape

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How to use sea grape in a sentence

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

    The Day of the Dog | Anderson Horne
  • All yellow and black and fuzzy, with trees or a tall mangrove bush or a sea grape vine sticking up here and there.

    The Day of the Dog | Anderson Horne