muscadine

[ muhs-kuh-din, -dahyn ]

noun

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

muscadine

/ -ˌdaɪn; ˈmʌskədɪn /

noun

1. a woody climbing vitaceous plant, Vitis rotundifolia, of the southeastern US
2. Also calledscuppernongbullace grape the thick-skinned musk-scented purple grape produced by this plant: used to make wine

Word History and Origins

Origin of muscadine¹

First recorded in 1535–45; muscad(el) + -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of muscadine¹

C16: from muscadel

Example Sentences

Unlike table grapes, which tend to be oblong, muscadines are round, with particularly shiny flesh.

From Salon

Their findings could lead to better ways of producing hybrid seeds to maximize crop productivity, or to introduce seedlessness in fruit species lacking the often-desired trait, such as raspberries, blackberries or muscadine grapes.

From Science Daily

After half a century, the prison was abandoned and the land — apart from a police shooting range — was reclaimed by pines and privet, dewberry and muscadine vines.

From Los Angeles Times

Some recipes are complex, like making wine from muscadine grapes, or stuffing shad with parsley rice and serving it with roe — a two-day effort.

From New York Times

Fruit grows wild everywhere in Charleston: citrus, kumquats, berries, a variety of wild plums, and one of my seasonal favorites: the bull grape, aka muscadine or scuppernong.

From Salon