Definition of "vitis" []

• A genus of plants including all true grapevines. (noun)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

• "But these delicate vines, known as vitis vinifera, weren’t well suited for the heat, humidity, and pests found in Virginia."
• "I was reminded of this recently by David Page, a vintner on the North Fork of New York's Long Island, a winemaking region that's been heralded for its "potential" since Alex and Louisa Hargrave planted the first vitis vinifera grape back in 1973."
• "They introduced barrels and vitis vinifera all the way to the Rhine."