table grape

English

Alternative forms

tablegrape

Noun

table grape (plural table grapes)

Any variety of grape especially suited for eating at the table, as opposed to winemaking; usually, its suitability has been imparted by selective breeding (as for example to maximize sweetness, flavor, or hardiness for shipping/distribution).
Synonym: dessert grape

Hypernyms

fruit
- grape

Coordinate terms

wine grape

Translations

a grape grown for eating rather than for making wine

Hungarian: csemegeszőlő (hu)

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