tail grape

noun

: any of various tropical woody vines constituting a genus (Artabotrys) of the family Annonaceae and having solitary or clustered flowers borne on a woody often hooked peduncle that functions as a tendril

especially : an eastern Asian vine (A. odoratissimus or A. uncinatus) that is sometimes cultivated for its very fragrant inconspicuous reddish brown flowers and showy inedible golden yellow pear-shaped fruits

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