» genus vitis
Noun (1 meaning)
1. the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes.
genus vitis is a type of:
- dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus (noun) - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
genus vitis is a member of:
- Vitaceae, family Vitaceae, Vitidaceae, grapevine family (noun) - a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales
members of genus vitis:
- fox grape, Vitis labrusca (noun) - native grape of northeastern United States
- grape, grapevine, grape vine (noun) - any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
- muscadine, Vitis rotundifolia (noun) - native grape of southeastern United States
- vinifera, vinifera grape, common grape vine, Vitis vinifera (noun) - common European grape cultivated in many varieties