scup·per·nong

(skŭp′ər-nông′, -nŏng′)

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

b. A wine made from this grape.

[After the Scuppernong River in northeast North Carolina.]

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scuppernong

(ˈskʌpəˌnɒŋ)

1. (Brewing) a sweet American wine, slightly golden, made from a variety of muscadine grape

2. (Plants) another name for muscadine, the variety from which this wine is made

[C19: named after Scuppernong River in North Carolina where the grape grows]

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scup•per•nong

(ˈskʌp ərˌnɔŋ, -ˌnɒŋ)

n.

a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.

[1805–15, Amer.; short for scuppernong grape, after a river in North Carolina]

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scuppernong - amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States

bullace grape, muscadine - dull-purple grape of southern United States

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