grape vine

grape vine
noun
any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
Syn: ↑grape, ↑grapevine
Hypernyms: ↑vine
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Vitis, ↑genus Vitis
Part Meronyms: ↑grape

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