Précoce is a
French term meaning
precocial
Precocial species in birds and mammals are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. They are normally nidifugous, meaning that they leave the nest shortly after birth or hatching. Altricial ...
but which when used in
viticulture
Viticulture (, "vine-growing"), viniculture (, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine ...
is a term for "
early ripening". This term is used in the names (or synonyms) of a number of more-or-less early ripening
grape varieties
This list of grape varieties includes cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana). For a complete list of all grape species, including those unimportant to agriculture, see ''V ...
.
Grape varieties with "Précoce" as part of their name include:
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Malingre Précoce
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Muscat Précoce de Saumur
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Pinot Noir Précoce
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