About The Word Muscadine
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Muscadine
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What's The Definition Of Muscadine?
[n] dull-purple grape of southern United States
[n] native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties Synonyms | Synonyms for Muscadine: bullace grape | Vitis rotundifolia Related Terms | Find terms related to Muscadine: See Also | bullace grape | genus Vitis | grape | grape | grapevine | muscadine | muscadine | scuppernong | Vitis | Vitis rotundifolia Muscadine In Webster's Dictionary \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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