The fruit of the vine, which was extensively cultivated in Palestine. Grapes are spoken of as "tender" (Cant. 2:13, 15), "unripe" (Job 15:33), "sour" (Isaiah 18:5), "wild" (Isaiah 5:2, 4). (See Revelation 14:18; Micah 7:1; Jeremiah 6:9; Ezek. 18:2, for figurative use of the word.) (see VINE.)

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins.

2. (n.) The plant which bears this fruit; the grapevine.

3. (n.) A mangy tumor on the leg of a horse.

4. (n.) Grapeshot.