*grape*

n. 1. A citrus tree (Citrus paradisi) bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- Citrus paradisi. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The large yellow fruit of the Citrus paradisi, having somewhat acid juicy pulp. It is a popular breakfast food. [ wns=2 ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

. The shaddock. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wanting grapes or the flavor of grapes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A building or inclosure used for the cultivation of grapes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A seed of the grape. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

☞ 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 ]

n. An ornamental evergreen shrub (Mahonia aquifolium) of the Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries.
Syn. -- Oregon grape, Oregon holly grape, mountain grape, holly-leaves barberry, Mahonia aquifolium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Bot.) A favorite sweet American grape of a purple color. See Fox grape, under Fox. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) An evergreen species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), of Oregon and California; also, its roundish, blue-black berries. [ 1913 Webster ]