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Lacryma Christi

Lacryma Christi noun: a kind of Neapolitan wine produced on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius in Campania, Italy, and made (if white) mainly from Verdeca and Coda di Volpe grapes, or (if red) from Piedirosso and Sciascinoso grapes.

Noun

Lacryma Christi (uncountable)

  1. A kind of Neapolitan wine produced on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius in Campania, Italy, and made (if white) mainly from Verdeca and Coda di Volpe grapes, or (if red) from Piedirosso and Sciascinoso grapes.

Forms of Lacryma Christi

alternative formLacrima Christi

Questions about Lacryma Christi

What does Lacryma Christi mean?
Lacryma Christi means a kind of Neapolitan wine produced on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius in Campania, Italy, and made (if white) mainly from Verdeca and Coda di Volpe grapes, or (if red) from Piedirosso and Sciascinoso grapes.
What part of speech is Lacryma Christi?
Lacryma Christi is a noun.

Words near Lacryma Christi in the dictionary

  1. lacrosselike
  2. lacrosser
  3. lacrossers
  4. lacrosstitute
  5. lacrosstitutes
  6. Lacryma Christi
  7. lacrymal
  8. lacrymals
  9. lacrymary
  10. lacrymator
  11. lacrymatories

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