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mus·ca·dine
[muhs-kuh-din, -dahyn] Pronunciation Key
[muhs-kuh-din, -dahyn] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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| mus·ca·dine
(mŭs'kə-dīn', -dĭn) Pronunciation Key
n. A woody vine (Vitis rotundifolia) of the southeast United States, bearing a musky grape used to make wine. Also called scuppernong. [Alteration of muscatel.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| muscadine | |
noun | |
| 1. | native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties |
| 2. | dull-purple grape of southern United States |
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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Muscadine, AL Zip code(s): 36269
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Muscadine
Mus"ca*dine\, n. [See Muscadel.]1. (Bot.) A name given to several very different kinds of grapes, but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong, or southern fox grape, which is said to be the parent stock of the Catawba. See Grapevine. 2. (Bot.) A fragrant and delicious pear. 3. (Zo["o]l.) See Muscardin. Northern muscadine (Bot.), a derivative of the northern fox grape, and scarcely an improvement upon it. Royal muscadine (Bot.), a European grape of great value. Its berries are large, round, and of a pale amber color. Called also golden chasselas.
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