scuppernong
a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
the vine bearing this fruit, grown in the southern U.S.
Origin of scuppernong
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How to use scuppernong in a sentence
She tendered me a chair; while her husband opened a sideboard, and brought forth a box of Havanas and a decanter of scuppernong.
Also there was a cup of sweet wine, home-pressed from the berries the Indian scuppernong, to wash them down.
The Master of Appleby | Francis LyndeA seedling of scuppernong pollinated by Vitis munsoniana; from Munson in 1896.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. HedrickA seedling of scuppernong crossed with a Lincecumii hybrid; from Munson, about 1898.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. HedrickIndeed, where Vitis rotundifolia grows wild, all of the forms are often included in the term scuppernong.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
British Dictionary definitions for scuppernong
/ (ˈskʌpəˌnɒŋ) /
a sweet American wine, slightly golden, made from a variety of muscadine grape
another name for muscadine, the variety from which this wine is made
Origin of scuppernong
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