ampelography
ampelography noun: the discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
Noun
ampelography (uncountable)
- The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
- She is the American apostle of Pierre Galet, a Frenchman whose internationally recognized contribution to ampelography, or the science of classifying grape vines, rests on identifying leaf design and the appearance of a vine's growing tips.1986 August 6, Howard G. Goldberg, “Wine Talk”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, page C18
- Scientists are just now devising a genetic test to distinguish one rootstock from another. Until they do, the only recourse is the arcane art of ampelography, in which the vines are identified by physical appearance. Like art authenticators, ampelographers practice a craft that they would have...1993 October 17, Arthur Lubow, “What's Killing the Grapevines of Napa?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Examples of ampelography in a sentence
- Until they do, the only recourse is the arcane art of ampelography, in which the vines are identified by physical appearance.1993 October 17, Arthur Lubow, “What's Killing the Grapevines of Napa?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- The mainstay of grapevine identification is the science of ampelography, and manuals of ampelography (Galet 1971) are the major resource for grapevine identification.1993, Proceedings of the Eighth Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference, Volume 8, Australian Wine Research Institute, page 78:
Origin of ampelography
From French ampélographie, from ampelo- (“vine”) + -graphy.
Words that rhyme with ampelography
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Questions about ampelography
- What does ampelography mean?
- Ampelography means the discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
- How do you use ampelography in a sentence?
- Until they do, the only recourse is the arcane art of ampelography, in which the vines are identified by physical appearance.
- What part of speech is ampelography?
- Ampelography is a noun.
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