varietal
[vuh-rahy-i-tl]
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- a varietal wine named for such a grape (distinguished from generic).
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Origin of varietal
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Examples from the Web for varietal
Contemporary Examples
Climate change is making this varietal harder to grow, at least with the same result, Veseth tells The Daily Beast.
This producer makes more Vermentino than any other producer, so clearly they know their varietal.
Historical Examples
These are only some of the varietal differences of the tomato.
Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the TomatoWilliam Warner Tracy
The Floridian form has received the varietal name of mortoni.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tideAugusta Foote Arnold
This is probably only a varietal form of the preceding species.
The Butterfly BookWilliam Jacob Holland
Specimens connecting the typical with the varietal form are in my possession.
The Butterfly BookWilliam Jacob Holland
The writer prefers not to apply the varietal name to the forms of our area.
Trees of IndianaCharles Clemon Deam
varietal
- of, relating to, characteristic of, designating, or forming a variety, esp a biological variety
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- a wine labelled with the name of the grape from which it is pressed
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Word Origin and History for varietal
adj.
1866, a biologists' word (first attested in Darwin), from variety. In reference to wines, meaning "made from a single variety of grape" is first attested 1941, American English. As a noun, in this sense, attested from 1955.
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