fox grape

noun

: any of several native grapes (especially Vitis labrusca) of eastern North America with sour or musky fruit

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Then there's fox grape, pigeon grape, chicken grape and the famous muscadine or scuppernong grape. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fox grape was in 1657

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“Fox grape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fox%20grape. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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