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grapevine
 grape‧vine/ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/ noun [COUNTABLE]
1. hear something on the grapevine
to hear about something because the information has been passed from one person to another in conversation:
▪ I heard about his resignation on the grapevine.
2. a climbing plant on which grapes grow SYN vine
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He had heard as much on the grapevine around the office.
▪ If a collector had acquired the ancient cross, Wartski's experts might have heard of it through the dealers' grapevine.
▪ In a week the displaced honeysuckle vines, the wild roses, the grapevines, the grass, would be back.
▪ In the Northern California wine country at harvest time, we favor soaked grapevines added to the coals for our fuel source.
▪ That is because commercial grapevines are propagated from cuttings and are genetically identical clones.
▪ We have also had great success with grapevine cuttings and herb sprigs, such as basil and thyme.
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