ampel-, ampelo- +

(Greek: vine)

ampelography

The scientific description of the vine.

ampelopsis

Any climbing, woody vine, or shrub belonging to the genus Ampelopsis; of the grape family, having small greenish flowers and inedible berries.

Ampelosaurus

A “vineyard lizard” from Late Cretaceous south-central France. Its name comes from Greek ampelos, “vine” alluding to the bone-bed site where the fossils were found; located at the southern end of the Blanquette de Limoux vineyards in Campagne-sur-Aude, south-central France. Named by French paleontologist Jean Le Loeuff in 1995.

ampelotherapy

The medicinal use of substances made from grapes.

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