Concord grape
- noun
- /ˈkɒŋkərd ɡreɪp/
- US
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uva Concord
- Nutt's Concord counterpart might be Ephraim Bull, breeder of the Concord grape.
Examples
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Cook Concord grapes with their skins to heighten color, but after cooking, strain out the skins and seeds.
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We picked a bunch of Concord grapes from our neighbor's arbor to make jam.
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Here is my recipe for what to do with your patio concord grapes, be they ever so humble:
Blog text (15) -
If you need a reminder, all the recipes plus instructions for making the concord grape juice itself are here.
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We picked a bunch of concord grapes from our neighbor's arbor to make jam.
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This Concord grape plant was successfully regenerated from a bud that had been cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen for several months.
Academic text (1999) -
Secher recommends storing unwashed Concord grapes in the fridge, where they will remain fresh for one to two weeks.
Synonyms
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A small round fruit that grows in clusters on vines and is eaten or made into wine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Concord + grape
This is a straightforward noun phrase formed from a proper name plus a category noun: a B1 learner who knows 'grape' can infer that 'Concord' labels a type or variety of grape (place or cultivar name). The meaning is compositional and follows common cross-linguistic patterns (place/name + fruit = variety), so it is not idiomatic or metaphorical.
Etymology
Concord grape was named after the town of Concord in Massachusetts, where a farmer in the 1800s created a new dark purple grape from wild vines. Because it had a thick skin and a very sweet taste, people used it for 'juice' and 'jelly', so today Concord grape means this sweet, dark grape often used for 'juice' and 'jelly'.