grapevine
noun
grape·vine
ˈgrāp-ˌvīn 
1
2
a
: an informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip
heard it through the grapevine
b
: a secret source of information
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Cherry trees, grapevines and quince trees were also planted at the site, which is near a structure known as the House of the Garden of Hercules.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
The carioca, or grapevine exercise, provides an aerobic challenge while improving your agility and balance.
—Tim Petrie, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025
The team also collected abundance data of the European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana, a key grape pest, alongside insects that feed on plants and predatory arthropods in the grapevine canopy, and quantified fruit and leaf damage and other sorts of damages associated with these groups.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Despite experts insisting the region was too cold for commercial wine grapes, Edward O’Keefe Jr. sold his metro Detroit nursing home business and moved to Old Mission Peninsula to open Chateau Grand Traverse, the state’s first large-scale vineyard to grow traditional grapevines.
—Alexandra Gillespie, AFAR Media, 23 June 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
The carioca, or grapevine exercise, provides an aerobic challenge while improving your agility and balance.
—Tim Petrie, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025
The team also collected abundance data of the European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana, a key grape pest, alongside insects that feed on plants and predatory arthropods in the grapevine canopy, and quantified fruit and leaf damage and other sorts of damages associated with these groups.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Despite experts insisting the region was too cold for commercial wine grapes, Edward O’Keefe Jr. sold his metro Detroit nursing home business and moved to Old Mission Peninsula to open Chateau Grand Traverse, the state’s first large-scale vineyard to grow traditional grapevines.
—Alexandra Gillespie, AFAR Media, 23 June 2025
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“Grapevine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grapevine. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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grapevine
noun
grape·vine
ˈgrāp-ˌvīn
1
2
: an unofficial means of spreading information or gossip from person to person
Geographical Definition
Grapevine
geographical name
Grape·vine
ˈgrāp-ˌvīn
city in northern Texas northeast of Fort Worth population 46,334
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