Complete Definition of "grapevine"

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English

Etymology
grape + vine

Noun
en-noun

  1. The plant, of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow
  2. An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.

#: I heard on the grapevine that Jim will be leaving soon.

Derived terms
grapevine knot
grapevine moth
grapevine weevil
hear through the grapevine|hear something through the grapevine

Translations
trans-top|the plant on which grapes grow
Czech: vinná réva f
Finnish: t|fi|viiniköynnös
French: t+|fr|vigne|f
German: t|de|Weinstock|m
Greek, Ancient: άμ�ελο� f
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Greek, Modern: t|el|κλήμα|n|scGrek, t|el|αμ�έλι|n|scGrek
Italian: t+|it|vite|f
Portuguese: t|pt|videira|f
Spanish: t-|es|vid|f, t-|es|parra|f
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trans-top|source of gossip
Finnish: puskaradio
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Italian: t-|it|tam-tam|m
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ttbc|Dutch: :nl:wijnstok|wijnstok m, :nl:wijnrank|wijnrank m
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