Vitis vinifera : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Vitis vinifera	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Vitis vinifera
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vitis vinifera n common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes Synonym(s): vinifera, vinifera grape, common grape vine, Vitis vinifera
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}. 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.