| 1. | a vine, Vitis labrusca, chiefly of the northeastern U.S., from which numerous cultivated grape varieties have been developed. |
| 2. | the usually purplish-black, thick-skinned, sweet, musky fruit of this vine. |
| fox grape n. A wild grape (Vitis labrusca) of the eastern United States that bears purplish-black berries and is the source of many cultivated grape varieties. Also called skunk grape. |
