mountain grape
noun
1Any of several tropical American trees having grape-like fruits; especially any tree of the genus Coccoloba (family Polygonaceae) (also mountain grape tree) (now rare ).
2 US either of two vines (Vitis species) native to the south-western United States, V. monticola and V. rupestris.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Patrick Browne (c1720–1790), physician and botanist.
- put off the evil day (or hour)
- put-on
- put one over on
- put one's affairs in order
- put one's back into
- put one's best foot forward
- put oneself in another's place
- put one's face on
- put one's feet up
- put one's finger in the dyke
- put one's finger on something
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it (or put one's foot in one's mouth)
- put one's hand in one's pocket
- put one's hands together
- put one's hands up
- put one's head in a noose
- put one's money where one's mouth is
- put one's shirt on
- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- put on flesh
- putonghua
- put on one's thinking cap
- put on (or lose) weight
- put on the dog