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any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
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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}.
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.
"We are dying on the grapevine.
The family grapevine says it's Geoffrey for a boy, and Caitlin for a girl.
He would call me about things he read in the trades or heard through the grapevine.
Expect more grumbling on the Whitehall grapevine, and further premature departures from the ranks of Britain's top mandarins.
Rather than ignore or try to repress the grapevine, it's crucial for executives to tune into it, consultants say.
Next on the grapevine are potential corporate sponsors, and then owners of major collections who may lend works.
Moreover, suggests Mr. Brown, executives should "identify the key people in your company's grapevine and, instead of punishing them, feed them information."
Women who once knocked on the doors of all-male clubs to try to crack the good old boys' network formed their own informal grapevine Thursday to boost members of their sex.
The alternative is to take your boss into your confidence, figuring it is better to tell him now than wait for him to hear it through the grapevine or accidentally over lunch.
The grapevine is all about 'What's the big hit this week?'
This seemingly could be used against traders at the lowest end of the Wall Street grapevine.