grape vine
Informal information channel
A grapevine is a climbing plant that produces grapes, trained on trellises or arbors in vineyards.
Figuratively, the grapevine is the informal network through which gossip and rumors spread: I heard through the grapevine that she's leaving the company.
Often spelled as one word: grapevine.
- muscadineNative American grape species
- BacchusRoman wine god
- viticultureGrape-growing science
- DionysusGreek deity of wine
- trellisGarden climbing structure
scuttlebutt · rumor mill · word of mouth · gossip · varietal · rootstock · raisins · pruning · celebration · abundance · winemaking · mythology · fermentation · tendril · wine cellar · tannins · hearsay · Vitis vinifera
- climbing vinessweet pea, wisteria, morning glory, honeysuckle, Virginia creeper
- vinesivy, wisteria, honeysuckle, kudzu, liana
- basketrybasket, baskets, woven basket, basketmaker, basketry
- Bible plantsacacia, almond, almond blossom, almond tree, aloe
- Mediterranean plantsolive, fig, cistus, rockrose, mastic
- seed plantsangiosperms, gymnosperms, conifers, gymnosperm, angiosperm
grape vineofficial channels
Authorized pathways for requests
press release · chain of command · on the record · formal communication · public announcement
grape vineofficial record
Authorized documented account
firsthand account · primary source · direct address · authoritative source · reliable source
grape, vine, grapes, vines, grapey, vineyard, vineyards, vining, vined