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Definition of Mountain grape
1. Noun. Ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries.
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mountain Grape
Literary usage of Mountain grape
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"Paul sent them a sample of the Green mountain grape in the spring of 1885; ...
A party offered us the wood ot a vine of the Green mountain grape last fall, ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"3. The knob at the butt of a cannon.—4. pi. In farriery, a mangy tumor on the
leg of a horse.— 5. Milit., grape-shot—Black mountain grape, of Jamaica, ..."
3. Texas: Her Resources and Capabilities: Being a Description of the State of by South Western Immigration Company, Tex Austin (1881)
"In the highland and mountainous districts, the " mountain grape " grows abundantly.
Dr. Buckley classes it as a distinct species, calling it Vitis monticola ..."
4. A Treatise on the Origin, Nature, and Varieties of Wine: Being a Complete by John Louis William Thudichum, August Dupré (1872)
"... mountain grape, Texan mountain grape, Post-oak grape. —Cultivation of the vine
in America.—Variation of vines cultivated in North America. ..."
5. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"Paul sent them a sample of the Green mountain grape in the spring of 1885; ...
A party offered us the wood ot a vine of the Green mountain grape last fall, ..."
6. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"3. The knob at the butt of a cannon.—4. pi. In farriery, a mangy tumor on the
leg of a horse.— 5. Milit., grape-shot—Black mountain grape, of Jamaica, ..."
7. Texas: Her Resources and Capabilities: Being a Description of the State of by South Western Immigration Company, Tex Austin (1881)
"In the highland and mountainous districts, the " mountain grape " grows abundantly.
Dr. Buckley classes it as a distinct species, calling it Vitis monticola ..."
8. A Treatise on the Origin, Nature, and Varieties of Wine: Being a Complete by John Louis William Thudichum, August Dupré (1872)
"... mountain grape, Texan mountain grape, Post-oak grape. —Cultivation of the vine
in America.—Variation of vines cultivated in North America. ..."
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