Vitis

Vitis
noun
the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes
• Syn: ↑genus Vitis
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Vitaceae, ↑family Vitaceae, ↑Vitidaceae, ↑grapevine family
• Member Meronyms:

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\\ˈvīd.ə̇s\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, vine — more at withy
: a large genus (the type of the family Vitaceae) of woody vines having simple often lobed leaves and small polygamously dioecious flowers with the petals united in a cap that falls away entire from the hypogynous disk — see grape 2

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Vitis /vīˈtis/
noun
The grapevine genus of woody climbing plants of the family Vitaceae /vī-tāˈsē-ē/ or Ampelidaceae
ORIGIN: L vītis a vine, from viēre to twist
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viticetum /vīt- or vit-i-sēˈtəm/ noun
A plantation of vines
vitˈicide noun
A vine pest
viticˈolous adjective
Living on vines
viticulˈtural adjective
Connected with vines or viticulture
vitˈiculture noun
Cultivation of the vine
viticulˈturist noun
vitifˈerous adjective
Bearing vines

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  • Vitis — Vitis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Vitis — Vitis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Vitis — Vi tis, n. [L., a vine.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including all true grapevines. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vitis [1] — Vitis (a. Geogr.), so v.w. Utis …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Vitis [2] — Vitis, Marktflecken im Bezirk Schrems des Obermanhartsbergkreises in Österreich unter der Enns, an der Thaya; Gewerbe; 970 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Vitis [3] — Vitis (V. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Ampelideae Viteae, 5. Kl. 1. Ordn., mit schwach fünfzähnigem Kelche, fünf Blumenblättern, welche an der Spitze zusammenhängen, so daß sie wie eine Mooshaube an der Basis sich ablösen u. über dem… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Vitis — Vitis, Pflanzengattung, soviel wie Weinstock …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Vitis — L., Pflanzengattg. der Vitazeen, meist trop. Sträucher. Die wichtigste Art V. vinifĕra L., der Weinstock (s. Wein). V. labrusca L. (nördl. Fuchsrebe) mit blauschwarzen, genießbaren Beeren, V. aestivālis Mchx. (Sommerrebe), V. cordifolĭa Mchx.… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Vitis —    • Vitis,          первоначально виноградное дерево, потом виноградная лоза, т. е. палка, которую носили римские центурионы в знак своего достоинства (Dio Cass. 55, 24) и которой наказывали неисполнительных солдат. Tac. ann. 1, 23 …   Реальный словарь классических древностей

  • Vitis —   [v , lateinisch], die Pflanzengattung Weinrebe.   …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Vitis — vinifera …   Wikipédia en Français

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