Crossword-Solution: VITIS
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Vitis | n. | A genus of plants including all true grapevines. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| VITIS | anagram | VISIT |
We have 5 clues for the answer “VITIS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Genus of the grape vine. | 1 answer |
| Vine: Latin. | 1 answer |
| PARTHENOCISSUS relative | 2 answers |
| Grapevines | 2 answers |
| Vine | 20 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETREA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with VITIS (5)
But to whatever cause these capacities are due, the case is interesting; for, by a little increase in power through natural selection, they might easily have been rendered as useful to the plant in climbing, as are the flower-peduncles (hereafter to be described) of Vitis or Cardiospermum.
Petiole of the opposite leaf] _Vitis vinifera_.—The tendril is thick and of great length; one from a vine growing out of doors and not vigorously, was 16 inches long.
Some have taken this to refer to the "red whortleberry," the botanical name of which is Vaccinium vitis Idoea; but as that is not a climber, it is more probably that the common vine is here meant.
Yet not a word of this secret poison shall you find in his diaries, and concerning the death of Djem he records that “on February 25 died at the Castle of Capua the said Djem, through meat or drink that disagreed with him.” Panvinio, who, being a Neapolitan, was not likely to be any too friendly to the Pope--as, indeed, he proves again and again--tells us positively that Djem died of dysentry at Capua.(1) 1 Vitis Pontif.
The vine family is divided into several species, of which the ordinary grape vine, VITIS VINIFERA, is the most important.
Quotes with VITIS (1)
Soon you catch your first glimpse of a vineyard basking in the sun, its broad leaves silently turning sunlight into sugar, ripening vitis vinifera, the European grapes that make the world’s finest wines. For a moment you might imagine you’ve been mysteriously wafted to the French countryside, but no, this is the East End of Long Island, the most exciting new wine region in North America. You’ve reached your destination, but your journey of discovery has barely begun
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1949–1963).