The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GRAPE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Fruit whose name precedes "fruit" in the name of another fruit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GRAPE | 100 % | 5 |
Why may GRAPE be the right solution?
The word "grape" comes before the word "fruit" in the name of the fruit "grapefruit."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fruit whose name precedes "fruit" in the name of another fruit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- antecedent
- collective fruit
- predecessor
- forename
- precursor
- forerunner
- ling
- all
- else
- derivative
- six
- one
Crossword Answer definitions
GRAPE noun- A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis.
- A woody vine that bears clusters of grapes; a grapevine; of genus Vitis.
- A dark purplish-red colour, the colour of many grapes.
- Grapeshot.
- A mangy tumour on a horse's leg.
- A person's head.
- To pick grapes.
- (of livestock) To develop tubercules as a result of tuberculosis.
- To develop a texture with small grape-like clusters of a contaminant or foreign substance.
- (north) To grope.
- Containing grapes or having a grape flavor.
- Of a dark purplish red colour.
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