VINIFERA GRAPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vinifera grape mean? 

• VINIFERA GRAPE (noun)
  The noun VINIFERA GRAPE has 2 senses:

1. common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes

2. grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe

  Familiarity information: VINIFERA GRAPE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VINIFERA GRAPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

common grape vine; vinifera; vinifera grape; Vitis vinifera

Hypernyms ("vinifera grape" is a kind of...):

grape; grape vine; grapevine (any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries)

Meronyms (parts of "vinifera grape"):

vinifera grape (grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vinifera grape"):

Verdicchio (a variety of white wine grape grown in Italy)

muscat; muskat (any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes)

malvasia (grape used to make malmsey wine)

Chenin blanc (white grape grown especially in California and the lower Loire valley of France)

Zinfandel (small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe)

Riesling (white grape grown in Europe and California)

Muscadet (white grape grown especially in the valley the Loire in France)

Merlot (black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux)

Sauvignon blanc (white wine grape grown in California)

Cabernet Sauvignon grape (superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California)

Sauvignon grape (small blue-black grape of Medoc region of France highly prized in winemaking)

Pinot; Pinot grape (any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes)

Chardonnay; chardonnay grape (white wine grape)

Holonyms ("vinifera grape" is a member of...):

genus Vitis; Vitis (the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("vinifera grape" is a kind of...):

grape (any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vinifera grape"):

muscat; muscat grape; muscatel (sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine)

ribier (dark reddish-purple table grape of California)

sultana (pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine)

Tokay (variety of wine grape originally grown in Hungary; the prototype of vinifera grapes)

Thompson Seedless (seedless green table grape of California)

emperor (red table grape of California)

Holonyms ("vinifera grape" is a part of...):

common grape vine; vinifera; vinifera grape; Vitis vinifera (common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes)