Rai″sin (rā″z'n), n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L. racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. ρἅξ, ραγὅσ, berry, grape. Cf. Raceme.] 1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. Cotgrave.
2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat.
Raisin tree(Bot.), the common red currant bush, whose fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called currants. Dr. Prior.