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vinifera definition

vi·nif·era (vī nif′ər ə)

adjective

designating or of the most widely cultivated species of grape (Vitis vinifera) used for making wine

Etymology: ModL (Vitis) vinifera, wine-producing (vine) < LL, fem. of vinifer, wine-producing < L vinum (see vine) + -fer, -fer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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