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viniferous

American  
[vahy-nif-er-uhs, vi-] / vaɪˈnɪf ər əs, vɪ- /

adjective

  1. suitable for or used in winemaking.

    a viniferous variety of grape.
viniferous British  
/ vɪˈnɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. wine-producing

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Etymology

Origin of viniferous

1825–35; < Latin vīnifer ( see vini-, -fer) + -ous

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Every hill once gave its own epithet to wines celebrated in longs and shorts of immortal celebrity, whereas the land round Rome could never have been viniferous.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 by Various

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