grapevine family

5.1

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

noun
/ˈɡreɪpvaɪn ˈfæmɪli/

Specialized

: familia de las vides

Many important fruit crops, such as table grapes, belong to the grapevine family.

Examples

Botanists have classified over 800 species within the grapevine family.
The grapevine family includes not only grapes but also other ornamental vines.
The grapevine family includes various species of climbing plants.
Many plants in the grapevine family thrive in warm climates.
Botanists have classified over 800 species within the grapevine family.
Many important fruit crops, such as table grapes, belong to the grapevine family.
The grapevine family includes various species of climbing plants.

Synonyms

Vitaceae

vsgrapevine family

Specialized

9.9

A family of climbing plants like grapevines and currants

is the common label for the same family without extra detail

Vitidaceae

vsgrapevine family

Specialized

9.9

A group of climbing plants like grapevines

is the standard family name rather than the alternate form

family Vitaceae

vsgrapevine family

Specialized

8.4

A group of flowering plants that includes grape vines

is broader and stresses climbing vines rather than woodiness

Surface Forms

grapevine family singular

grapevine families plural

Morphology

grapevine + family

The meaning 'a family of climbing plants including grapevines' is directly derivable from combining 'grapevine' (a vine that bears grapes) with 'family' (a scientific grouping of related species). This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase following common taxonomic naming patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.

Etymology

Grapevine family is a plain plant name: it groups plants related to the grapevine, like members of a family. So it means 'a group of related climbing plants'.