'Grapevine' definitions:
Definition of 'grapevine'
(from WordNet)
noun
Gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" [syn: grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth]
noun
Any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries [syn: grape, grapevine, grape vine]
Definition of 'Grapevine'
From: GCIDE
- Grapevine \Grape"vine`\, n. (Bot.) A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus Vitis, having small green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called grapes. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The common grapevine of the Old World is {Vitis vinifera}, and is a native of Central Asia. Another variety is that yielding small seedless grapes commonly called Zante currants. The northern Fox grape of the United States is the V. Labrusca, from which, by cultivation, has come the Isabella variety. The southern Fox grape, or Muscadine, is the {V. vulpina}. The Frost grape is V. cordifolia, which has very fragrant flowers, and ripens after the early frosts. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'grapevine'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adviser,
- algae,
- announcer,
- annunciator,
- authority,
- autophyte,
- bean,
- bracken,
- brown algae,
- bruit,
- bush telegraph,
- buzz,
- canard,
- channel,
- climber,
- common talk,
- communicant,
- communicator,
- conferva,
- confervoid,
- creeper,
- cry,
- diatom,
- enlightener,
- expert witness,
- fern,
- flying rumor,
- fruits and vegetables,
- fucus,
- fungus,
- gossip,
- gossipmonger,
- grapevine telegraph,
- green algae,
- gulfweed,
- hearsay,
- herb,
- heterophyte,
- idea afloat,
- informant,
- information center,
- information medium,
- informer,
- interviewee,
- ivy,
- kelp,
- latrine rumor,
- legume,
- lentil,
- liana,
- lichen,
- liverwort,
- mold,
- monitor,
- moss,
- mouthpiece,
- mushroom,
- news stirring,
- newsmonger,
- notifier,
- on-dit,
- parasite,
- parasitic plant,
- pea,
- perthophyte,
- phytoplankton,
- pipeline,
- planktonic algae,
- plant families,
- press,
- public relations officer,
- publisher,
- puffball,
- pulse,
- radio,
- red algae,
- report,
- reporter,
- rockweed,
- roorback,
- rumble,
- rumor,
- rust,
- saprophyte,
- sargasso,
- sargassum,
- scuttlebutt,
- sea lentil,
- sea moss,
- sea wrack,
- seaweed,
- smut,
- source,
- spokesman,
- succulent,
- talk,
- television,
- teller,
- tipster,
- toadstool,
- tout,
- town talk,
- unconfirmed report,
- vetch,
- vine,
- whisper,
- witness,
- wort,
- wrack
Grapevine, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grapevine, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
42059
Housing Units (2000) :
16486
Land area (2000) :
32.279661 sq. miles (83.603934 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
3.576018 sq. miles (9.261845 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
35.855679 sq. miles (92.865779 sq. km)
FIPS code :
30644
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
32.935025 N, 97.085784 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
76051 76092
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.