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Webster 1913 Edition
Muscadine
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.
(Zool.)
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
.Definition 2024
muscadine
muscadine
English
Muscadines (red, small) and scuppernongs (green, large) in a bowl.
Noun
muscadine (plural muscadines)
- An American vine of the subgenus Vitis subg. Muscadinia, Vitis rotundifolia
- A grape variety from this vine.
- A wine produced from these grapes.