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Vitis
noun
the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes
Syn: ↑genus Vitis
Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Vitaceae, ↑family Vitaceae, ↑Vitidaceae, ↑grapevine family
Member Meronyms:
grape, ↑grapevine, ↑grape vine, ↑fox grape, ↑Vitis labrusca, ↑muscadine, ↑Vitis rotundifolia, ↑vinifera, ↑vinifera grape, ↑common grape vine, ↑Vitis vinifera

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\\ˈvīd.ə̇s\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, vine — more at withy
: a large genus (the type of the family Vitaceae) of woody vines having simple often lobed leaves and small polygamously dioecious flowers with the petals united in a cap that falls away entire from the hypogynous disk — see grape 2

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Vitis /vīˈtis/
noun
The grapevine genus of woody climbing plants of the family Vitaceae /vī-tāˈsē-ē/ or Ampelidaceae
ORIGIN: L vītis a vine, from viēre to twist
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viticetum /vīt- or vit-i-sēˈtəm/ noun
A plantation of vines
vitˈicide noun
A vine pest
viticˈolous adjective
Living on vines
viticulˈtural adjective
Connected with vines or viticulture
vitˈiculture noun
Cultivation of the vine
viticulˈturist noun
vitifˈerous adjective
Bearing vines

Useful english dictionary. 2012.