frost grape
noun
Either of two North American vines of the genus Vitis (family Vitaceae), bearing fruits said to become sweeter after exposure to frost: V. riparia, used as a rootstock for the grape vine, and V. vulpina.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.
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