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grapevine

grapevine

7 1.7
A climbing plant that grows clusters of grapes
  • noun
  • /ˈɡreɪpˌvaɪn/
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  • On one side of the highway, acres of grapevines stretched out in soldiered rows and swallowed up the arbors.

Grapes, grapevines produce that in abundance when they're dried out or they have too much light or fungus.

Examples

  • We produce grapevines, almond trees, pistachio trees, walnuts, avocados and a few other minor crops.

  • I'm not the one growing a grapevine in my living room.

  • I stop beside the grapevine, certain that he is there, no more than twenty steps in front of me.

    Academic text (2007)
  • On the land above, he states, grapevines grew as high as a lance, and good wine was made from them.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Its heavy wooden gate was covered by grapevines and ivy.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I had grown up on this ranch, 23 acres of prune trees and grapevines in Northern California's wine country.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The giant sun softly caressed the grapevines twined in the convent garden.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The vineyard is famous for its sweet red grapevines that produce flavorful wine.

  • In the garden, the grapevines climb up the trellis, offering shade and delicious fruit.

  • The gardener carefully pruned the grapevines to ensure a healthy harvest next season.

Synonyms

grape vine
vsgrapevine
1 2.3

A climbing woody plant that produces small sweet fruit for eating or wine

is the same but written as a single word

Compounds

grapevine family
  • Specialized
5.1

A group of climbing plants like vines that includes grape plants and similar types

How Harmful

poison ivy
  • US
3 4.1
woodbine
  • Specialized
1 9.9
honeysuckle
11 4.3
grapevine
7 1.7

Surface Forms

grapevine singular
grapevines plural

Morphology

grapevine = grape + vine (transparent) = grape + vine

The compound is a direct combination of 'grape' + 'vine' naming the plant, so the meaning follows straightforwardly from its parts.

Etymology

Grapevine is simply grape + vine. It names the climbing plant that grows bunches of grapes, so picture a long plant with fruit hanging from its branches.