common grape vine
- noun
- /ˈkɒmən ɡreɪp vaɪn/
- Specialized
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vid común
- The fruit of the common grape vine is enjoyed both as table grapes and in winemaking.
Examples
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European vineyards have cultivated the common grape vine for centuries to produce world-famous wines.
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The common grape vine thrives in regions with a Mediterranean climate.
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The common grape vine is essential for wine production.
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Many farmers grow the common grape vine in their vineyards.
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European vineyards have cultivated the common grape vine for centuries to produce world-famous wines.
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The common grape vine thrives in regions with a Mediterranean climate.
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The fruit of the common grape vine is enjoyed both as table grapes and in winemaking.
Synonyms
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1.7
A climbing plant that grows clusters of grapes
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9.0
A European grape type grown worldwide for making wine and for eating as table grapes
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2.3
A climbing woody plant that produces small sweet fruit for eating or wine
A grapevine grown for fruit people eat and use to make wine
A common European grape used to make wine and to eat
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'common' (typical/widespread) + 'grape' (the fruit) + 'vine' (a climbing plant) yields a vine that commonly produces grapes. This straightforward noun‑phrase structure is cross‑linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Common grape vine comes from the simple picture of a familiar climbing plant that produces grapes. The word grape shows the fruit and vine that it climbs, so the name means the plant people grow 'for eating and for making wine'.