often attributive
1
: a smooth-skinned juicy light green or deep red to purplish black berry eaten dried or fresh as a fruit or fermented to produce wine
2
: any of numerous woody vines (genus Vitis of the family Vitaceae, the grape family) that usually climb by tendrils, produce grapes, and are nearly cosmopolitan in cultivation
3
Examples of grape in a Sentence
a bunch of seedless grapes
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Thankfully spring was warmer but quite wet, which caused grape growers to be understandably concerned about mildew.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
The Santa Cruz Mountain range has long been a region for growing Burgundy grape varieties but fell off the radar in recent decades.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Some human foods are OK for animal consumption, such as bananas or watermelon, but others, like grapes, are not.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article There was a time when the water under Nick Sahota’s Terra Bella farm was free and abundant, supporting tidy rows of pistachio trees and table grapes to supply Bay Area groceries like Costco, Food 4 Less and SaveMart.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
The Santa Cruz Mountain range has long been a region for growing Burgundy grape varieties but fell off the radar in recent decades.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Some human foods are OK for animal consumption, such as bananas or watermelon, but others, like grapes, are not.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article There was a time when the water under Nick Sahota’s Terra Bella farm was free and abundant, supporting tidy rows of pistachio trees and table grapes to supply Bay Area groceries like Costco, Food 4 Less and SaveMart.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Grape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grape. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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