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vitis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun vitis has 1 sense
- vitis(n = noun.plant) genus vitis - the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes; Array is a kind of dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
is a member of family vitaceae, grapevine family, vitaceae, vitidaceae
CIDE DICTIONARY
vitis, n. [L., a vine.].
A genus of plants including all true grapevines. [1913 Webster]
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