bullace grape
- noun
- /ˈbʌləs greɪp/
- US
:
uva bullace
- Jams made from the bullace grape are a traditional treat in southern cuisine.
Examples
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The vineyard specializes in bullace grape, prized for its unique flavor.
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She planted a few bullace grape vines alongside the house.
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The bullace grape is often used in making jams.
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I found some bullace grapes at the local market.
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Jams made from the bullace grape are a traditional treat in southern cuisine.
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The vineyard specializes in bullace grape, prized for its unique flavor.
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She planted a few bullace grape vines alongside the house.
Synonyms
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9.5
A sweet grape from the southern United States used to make wine and jelly
Surface Forms
Morphology
bullace + grape
Although 'grape' identifies the category, the modifier 'bullace' is a rare, lexicalized label with no transparent, compositional meaning provided here (the entry even lacks a dictionary definition). Knowing the constituent 'grape' alone does not allow a B1 learner to infer the specific sense 'dull‑purple grape native to the southern United States'; the crucial information is stored in the idiosyncratic lexical item 'bullace', so the expression is not predictable from its parts.
Etymology
Bullace grape may come from the old word bullace, which named small dark wild fruit like a 'plum', and grape simply tells the fruit type. So the name points to a grape with a dull purple color.