the wild-grape, a genus of the mono-

gynia order, belonging to the tetrandria clas of plants. There are four species, all of them natives of the island of Jamaica, and some of the other islands in the warm parts of America. They send out slender branches, having tendrils at their joints, by which they fasten to the neighbouring trees, bushes, and any other support, mounting to a considerable height. The fruit of some of the species are eaten by the negroes.