| 单词 | mission grape |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMission grape Mission grape n. a variety of black grape ( Vitis vinifera) introduced into Mexico and the south-western United States by Spanish missionaries, once extensively grown for winemaking. ΚΠ 1863 J. S. Hittell Resources Calif. vii. 206 These defects will probably be remedied by the use of the foreign grapes, and their mixture with the native Mission grape. 1875 Atlantic Monthly June 691/1 Like everything acclimated in California, the Digger, the mustang, the mission grape, the club wheat.., the cattle are ‘runts’. 1916 Standard Cycl. Hort. IV. 2334/2 The Mission grape..has not been identified with any Old World variety and is probably a seedling. 1997 Wine Mar. (Calif. Suppl.) 30/1 The first Vitis vinifera brought into the state is thought to have been introduced from Spain and was known as the Mission grape, since 18th-century missionaries first planted it. < as lemmas |
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