sea grape

sea grape
noun
1.
b. : a tree or shrub of the genus Coccoloba; especially : a variable plant (C. uvifera) of sandy shores of Florida and tropical America having rounded leaves with cordate bases and bearing clusters of bluish edible berries
c. : a leafless shrub (Ephedea distachya) of southeastern Europe
2. sea grapes plural : the clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of squids (as those of the genus Loligo)

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1. a tropical American tree, Coccoloba uvifera, of the buckwheat family, bearing grapelike clusters of edible purple berries.
2. the fruit itself.
3. a gulfweed.
[1570-80]

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sea grape see under ↑sea
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Main Entry: ↑grape
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sea grape noun
1. Any plant of the genus Ephedra, or its fruit
2. Seaside grape
3. Another name for glasswort
4. Gulfweed
5. (in pl) cuttlefish eggs in masses
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Main Entry: ↑sea

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sea grape,
a tropical American shrub or small tree of the buckwheat family, having white flowers and attractive autumn foliage, and bearing bunches of grapelike fruit that are made into jelly and a beverage.

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n. a salt-resistant tree of the dock family, bearing grapelike bunches of edible purple fruit and found on the Atlantic coasts of tropical America. ● Coccoloba uvifera, family Polygonaceae
■ the fruit of this tree

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Sea grape — 1. (Bot.) (a) The gulf weed. See under {Gulf}. (b) A shrubby plant ({Coccoloba uvifera}) growing on the sandy shores of tropical America, somewhat resembling the grapevine. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Zo[ o]l.) The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sea grape — sea′ grape n. 1) pln a tropical American tree, Coccoloba uvifera, of the buckwheat family, bearing grapelike clusters of edible purple berries 2) pln the fruit itself • Etymology: 1570–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • Sea grape — The name sea grape or seagrape can refer to the tunicates, as well as several different groups of plants: * Coccoloba uvifera , a flowering plant native to North and South America * Seaweeds in the genus Caulerpa , eaten in Southeast Asia * The… …   Wikipedia

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  • sea grape — noun a salt resistant tree of the dock family, bearing grape like bunches of edible purple fruit. [Coccoloba uvifera.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • sea grape — noun Date: 1806 a tree (Coccoloba uvifera) of the buckwheat family that inhabits sandy shores from Florida to South America, has rounded leaves, and bears clusters of purple to whitish edible berries …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sea grape — 1. a tropical American tree, Coccoloba uvifera, of the buckwheat family, bearing grapelike clusters of edible purple berries. 2. the fruit itself. 3. a gulfweed. [1570 80] * * * …   Universalium

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