Sémillon
Americannoun
noun
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a white grape grown in the Bordeaux area of France and in Australia, used for making wine
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any of various white wines made from this grape
Etymology
Origin of Sémillon
1870–75; < French, earlier sémilion < Gascon semilhoun, equivalent to Old Provençal semilh ( ar ) to sow, derivative of seme seed (< Latin sēmen; see semen) + Gascon, Provençal -oun agentive suffix (apparently alluding to the variety's high productivity)
Example Sentences
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Sémillon makes wonderful wines, but you don’t see them often.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2020
The plot was weedy and wild, the Sémillon grapes we’d be harvesting sharing space with prickly blackberry bushes and tarweed.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 18, 2019
If you can tell Sauvignon blanc from Sémillon, you might feel that you ‘know’ wine.
From Nature • May 29, 2018
Sémillon Bakery & Café opens in the former home of Inés Patisserie on Capitol Hill, with Croque Monsieurs, crepes and French pastries, as well as wine and espresso drinks, a larger menu than Inés’.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2018
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