grapevine
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- gossip spread by spoken communication“the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth”Synonyms: pipelineword of mouth
- any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berriesSynonyms: grapegrape vine
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Grapevine \Grape"vine`\, n. (Bot.) A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus Vitis, having small green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called grapes. [1913 Webster]
Note: The common grapevine of the Old World is Vitis vinifera, and is a native of Central Asia. Another variety is that yielding small seedless grapes commonly called Zante currants. The northern Fox grape of the United States is the V. Labrusca, from which, by cultivation, has come the Isabella variety. The southern Fox grape, or Muscadine, is the V. vulpina. The Frost grape is V. cordifolia, which has very fragrant flowers, and ripens after the early frosts. [1913 Webster]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
Grapevine
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