sea grape

Meanings

1. A small tree, of species Coccoloba uvifera, that grows on sandy beaches in tropical America; it has clusters of purple fruit.
2. European ephedra (Ephedra distachya), a leafless plant found in sandy soils along the coast and inland from southern and central Europe to central Asia, with edible fruit, harvested for the ephedrine found in its stems.
3. Any plant in the genus Ephedra, especially those native to Europe and neighboring parts of Africa and Asia.
4. Seaweeds in the genus Caulerpa, eaten in Southeast Asia, especially Caulerpa lentillifera and Caulerpa racemosa.
5. Gulfweed, a kind of brown alga (Sargassum).
6. The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of a squid (Loligo spp.).
7. Any animal in the genus Molgula, bottom-dwelling sea squirts that look like peeled grapes.