cape grape

cape grape
noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: from Cape Cod, Mass., where it was developed
: a tuberous-rooted grapelike vine (Cissus capensis) having very long forked tendrils and red-black glossy fruit in short clusters and used especially in southwestern United States as an ornamental

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