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Meanings of fox grape in English

Portuguese
vitis labrusca

Native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes.

        vitis labrusca
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        Examples for "Vitis labrusca"
        Examples for "Vitis labrusca"
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        Our northern fox-grape, Vitis Labrusca, is wholly confined to the Atlantic States, except that it reappears in Japan and that region.
        Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism
        Usage of fox grape in English
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        The cicuta is a frequent plant on this river; we found the fox grape this afternoon nearly ripe.
        Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian ...
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        A Fox Grape, pale red, pulpy, inferior in quality and color to Perkins, which it closely resembles; ripens about same time.
        The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American...
        Translations for fox grape
        Portuguese
        vitis labrusca