VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Vitis rotundifolia mean? 

• VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA (noun)
  The noun VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA has 1 sense:

1. native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties

  Familiarity information: VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

muscadine; Vitis rotundifolia

Hypernyms ("Vitis rotundifolia" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "Vitis rotundifolia"):

bullace grape; muscadine (dull-purple grape of southern United States)

Holonyms ("Vitis rotundifolia" 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)

 Context examples 

A nutritional supplement containing an extract of the skin of Muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia), with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and potential chemopreventive activities.

(Muscadine Grape Skin Extract, NCI Thesaurus)