mus·ca·dine

(mŭs′kə-dīn′, -dĭn)

A woody vine (Vitis rotundifolia) of the southeast United States, bearing a thick-skinned musky grape used to make juice and wine. Also called scuppernong.

[Alteration of muscatel.]

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muscadine

(ˈmʌskədɪn; -ˌdaɪn)

1. (Plants) a woody climbing vitaceous plant, Vitis rotundifolia, of the southeastern US

2. (Brewing) Also called: scuppernong or bullace grape the thick-skinned musk-scented purple grape produced by this plant: used to make wine

[C16: from muscadel]

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mus•ca•dine

(ˈmʌs kə dɪn, -ˌdaɪn)

n.

a grape, Vitis rotundifolia, of the southern U.S., having dull purple, thick-skinned musky fruit and being the origin of many grape varieties.

[1865–70, Amer.; obscurely akin to muscadel muscatel]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	muscadine - native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties Vitis rotundifolia bullace grape, muscadine - dull-purple grape of southern United States genus Vitis, Vitis - the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes grape vine, grapevine, grape - any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
	2.	muscadine - dull-purple grape of southern United States bullace grape grape - any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters scuppernong - amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States muscadine, Vitis rotundifolia - native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties

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Even the unmoved Athelstane had shown symptoms of shaking off his apathy, when, calling for a huge goblet of muscadine, he quaffed it to the health of the Disinherited Knight.

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"Will you not at least hie back to Bordeaux with us, that you may drain a cup of muscadine and sup at our table?"

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Do but speak what thou'lt have me to do, and I'll do't: if thou'lt dance naked, put off thy clothes, and I'll conjure thee about presently; or, if thou'lt go but to the tavern with me, I'll give thee white wine, red wine, claret-wine, sack, muscadine, malmsey, and whippincrust, hold, belly, hold; and we'll not pay one penny for it.

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Her coconut cake would be standing on her oak buffet, and a muscadine cobbler, for those who didn't like coconut, would be cooling atop her Frigidaire stove.

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