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The definition of grapevine is an expression that is defined as the rumor mill through which gossip and unofficial information is spread, or to the vines on which grapes grow.

(noun)

When you hear from a friend-of-a-friend that your neighbor might be getting divorced, this is an example of a situation where you hear the news through the grapevine.
A woody vine that bears grapes is an example of a grapevine.

See grapevine in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any of the woody vines that bear grapes
☆ a secret means of spreading or receiving information; also, the spreading of news or gossip from one person to another: with the

See grapevine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A vine on which grapes grow.
a. The informal transmission of information, gossip, or rumor from person to person.
b. A usually unrevealed source of confidential information.

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