summer grape

American  

noun

1. a high-climbing vine, Vitis aestivalis, of the eastern U.S., having leaves that are dull above and rusty beneath, and bearing black, edible fruit.

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Etymology

Origin of summer grape

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Example Sentences

When the workers moved north to Delano at the end of the summer, grape growers there refused to make a similar agreement, and A.W.O.C. once more went on strike.

From Time Magazine Archive