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grape

grape [ grayp ] (plural grapes)

noun

Definition:

1. edible fruit: a green or purple berry with sweet juicy flesh that grows in bunches on a vine, eaten fresh or used to make wine or juice. Raisins, sultanas, and currants are dried grapes.

2. plants
Same as grapevine (sense 1)

3. plant with fruit resembling grapes: a plant that produces fruit resembling grapes

Oregon grape

4. beverages ( humorous )
Same as wine

5. arms
Same as grapeshot

6. colors dark purple: a dark purple color

[13th century. < Old French, "bunch of grapes, hook (as used to harvest grapes)" < Germanic, "hook"]

grape adjective

Cultural Note


	The Grapes of Wrath, a novel (1939) by writer John Steinbeck. A sympathetic portrayal of the plight of the rural poor during the Depression and an attack on capitalism, it tells of the tribulations suffered by the Joad family when they leave drought-stricken Oklahoma in search of work. It was made into a film by John Huston in 1940.