muscadine

[ muhs-kuh-din, -dahyn ]

noun
  1. a grape, Vitis rotundifolia, of the southern U.S., having dull purple, thick-skinned musky fruit and being the origin of many grape varieties.

Origin of muscadine

1
First recorded in 1535–45; muscad(el) + -ine1

Words Nearby muscadine

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How to use muscadine in a sentence

  • He supposed it to have come from seed of Concord fertilized by Royal muscadine.

    The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
  • The species is often known, too, as the muscadine or Southern muscadine.

    The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
  • To those who profess to like a foxy grape, the Northern muscadine should be the grape par excellence.

    The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
  • A thick tangle of muscadine and Cherokee roses led off from them right and left, hiding the trail of the long-vanished rail fence.

    Sons and Fathers | Harry Stillwell Edwards
  • The July sunshine filtered through the leaves of the big muscadine vine that covered and sheltered the tiny side porch.

    Judith of the Cumberlands | Alice MacGowan

British Dictionary definitions for muscadine

muscadine

/ (ˈmʌskədɪn, -ˌdaɪn) /


noun
  1. a woody climbing vitaceous plant, Vitis rotundifolia, of the southeastern US

  2. Also called: scuppernong, bullace grape the thick-skinned musk-scented purple grape produced by this plant: used to make wine

Origin of muscadine

1
C16: from muscadel

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