fox grape

/fɑks greɪp/

Other forms: fox grapes

Definitions of fox grape

1. noun

   native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes
   synonyms: Vitis labrusca

   type of:

   grape, grape vine, grapevine

   any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
2. noun

   purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties
   types:

   Concord grape

   slipskin grape; a purple table grape of the northeastern United States

   Catawba

   slipskin grape; a reddish American table grape

   type of:

   slipskin grape

   a grape whose skin slips readily from the pulp