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muscadine

muscadine

1 9.5
A sweet grape from the southern United States used to make wine and jelly
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌskəˌdaɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : muscadina
  • This summer, we picked fresh muscadine grapes to make homemade jelly and juice.
  • muscadine puree
  • muscadine grapes
  • Muscadines grow

Examples

  • Many native southerners can recall hearing about old-time muscadine hull pies.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Neither of these problems pertains to growing muscadine grapes in the Southeast.

    Academic text (1997)
  • "I used to pick muscadines all the time and eat them when I was a kid.

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  • " How do your muscadines grow?

    Academic text (1997)
  • You'll be able to learn and see everything that goes into making their Muscadine wines.

    Blog text (16)
  • Betty J. Ector has big plans for the muscadine.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Eating foods made with muscadine products is a good way to get a significant amount of resveratrol in the average diet.

    Academic text (1997)
  • According to Bateman, a variety of products are being developed from muscadines that will potentially appeal to a wide range of consumers.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In America's history, domestication of muscadine grapes goes back at least 250 years.

    Academic text (2006)
  • "If you don't drink wine, try some jam or a muffin made from muscadines," says Ector.

    Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

Vitis rotundifolia
vsmuscadine
  • Specialized
9.1

A wild grape from the southeastern United States called muscadine that makes sweet, thick-skinned fruit

is the common everyday name used for grapes for wine, jelly, and juice

Surface Forms

muscadine singular
muscadines plural

Etymology

Muscadine comes from an old word for 'musk' and is like the English word musk, because these southern grapes often have a sweet, 'musky' smell. So the name helps you remember that muscadine grapes are fragrant fruits used for wine, jelly, and juice.