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scuppernong

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scup⋅per⋅nong

[skuhp-er-nawng, -nong]
–noun
1. a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
2. the vine bearing this fruit, grown in the southern U.S.

Origin:
1805–15, Americanism; short for scuppernong grape, after a river in North Carolina
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mus·ca·dine   (mŭs'kə-dīn', -dĭn)   
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.]
scup·per·nong   (skŭp'ər-nông', -nŏng')   
n.  
  1. See muscadine.

    1. A cultivated variety of the muscadine grape with sweet yellowish fruit.

    2. A wine made from this grape.


[After the Scuppernong River in northeast North Carolina.]
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