muscadine

[muhs-kuh-din, -dahyn]

noun

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

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

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Historical Examples of muscadine

That fat fool Albemarle had swallowed my impeachment like a draught of muscadine.
Mistress Wilding
Rafael Sabatini
Anon, with a half-laugh of contempt, he filled a glass of muscadine, and drained it.
The Tavern Knight
Rafael Sabatini
The species is often known, too, as the Muscadine or Southern Muscadine.
The Grapes of New York
U. P. Hedrick
A few years ago most of the Muscadine grapes grown in the South were used for wine-making.
Manual of American Grape-Growing
U. P. Hedrick
Us too busy playin' and huntin' good berries in de wood, de huckleberry and grape and muscadine and chinquapins.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves.
Work Projects Administration

British Dictionary definitions for muscadine

muscadine

noun

a woody climbing vitaceous plant, Vitis rotundifolia, of the southeastern US
Also called: scuppernong, bullace grape the thick-skinned musk-scented purple grape produced by this plant: used to make wine

Word Origin for muscadine

C16: from muscadel

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