semillon

(sā mē yōn; Fr, -yō̂n)

or

noun

  1. a white grape grown esp. in and near Bordeaux, used esp. in making Sauternes
  2. a usually dry white wine made from this grape

See semillon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also Se·mil·lon

noun
  1. A variety of late-ripening grape, often blended with other grapes to produce a dry white wine.
  2. A white wine produced from this grape.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from obsolete sémilion

Origin: , from dialectal semilhoun

Origin: , from Old Provençal semilhar, to sow

Origin: , from seme, seed

Origin: , from Latin sēmen; see semen

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