noun

1. any of various small, round, smooth-skinned, juicy berries, generally purple, red, or green, growing in clusters on woody vines: grapes are eaten raw, used to make wine, or dried to make raisins
2. any of various vines (genus Vitis) of the grape family that bear grapes, including fox grape and muscadine; grapevine
3. a dark purplish red
4. grapeshot

Etymology: ME grap, replacing earlier winberie (see wine & berry) < OFr grape, bunch of grapes < graper, to gather with a hook < Frank *krappo (OHG chrapfo), a hook: for IE base see cradle

adjective