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millerandage

millerandage noun: a viticultural problem in which grape bunches contain berries that differ greatly in size and maturity.

Noun

millerandage (uncountable)

  1. A viticultural problem in which grape bunches contain berries that differ greatly in size and maturity.
    • Millerandage is most commonly caused by cold or bad weather during the flowering stage of the vines. It impairs the quality of wine made from the grapes.
    Synonyms:
    shot berries

Synonyms of millerandage

  • shot berries

Origin of millerandage

French

Questions about millerandage

What does millerandage mean?
Millerandage means a viticultural problem in which grape bunches contain berries that differ greatly in size and maturity.
What part of speech is millerandage?
Millerandage is a noun.

Words near millerandage in the dictionary

  1. Miller's water shrew
  2. Miller-Abbott tube
  3. Miller-Abbott tubes
  4. Miller-Dieker syndrome
  5. Miller-Rabin test
  6. millerandage
  7. Millerandism
  8. millerbird
  9. millerbirds
  10. Millerchip
  11. Millerd

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