Vitis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vitis \Vi"tis\, prop. n. [L., a vine.] (Bot.)
     A genus of plants including all true grapevines.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Vitis
       n : the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with
           simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety
           of grapes [syn: {genus Vitis}]