xynisteri

English

Alternative forms

• xynistery
• xinisteri

Etymology

Greek ξυνιστέρι (xynistéri).

Noun

xynisteri (uncountable)

1. A white grape indigenous to the island of Cyprus.
   • 2009 January 24, Gord Stimmell, “Greece, France, Australia shine in this release”, in Toronto Star‎^[1]:

     This crisp, lemony white is made using xynisteri grapes, imported centuries before from the Greek mainland.

Synonyms

• xynisteri grape