muscadine

mus·ca·dine

M0490500 (mŭs′kə-dīn′, -dĭn)n. 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.

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[Alteration of muscatel.]

muscadine

(ˈmʌskədɪn; -ˌdaɪn) n1. (Plants) a woody climbing vitaceous plant, Vitis rotundifolia, of the southeastern US2. (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]

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]

Thesaurus

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