Hypertext Webster Gateway: "grapevine"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
grapevine
n 1: gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their
affair was spread by word of mouth" [syn: {pipeline}, {word
of mouth}]
2: any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters
of edible berries [syn: {grape}]
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