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muscadine

/ˈmʌskədiːn/

muscadine noun: an American vine of the subgenus Vitis subg. Muscadinia, Vitis rotundifolia.

muscadine: an American vine of the subgenus Vitis subg. Muscadinia, Vitis rotundifolia
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Noun

muscadine (plural muscadines)

  1. An American vine of the subgenus Vitis subg. Muscadinia, Vitis rotundifolia
  2. A grape variety from this vine.
  3. A wine produced from these grapes.
    • All black wines, over-hot, compound, strong, thick drinks, as muscadine, malmsey, alicant, rumney, brown bastard, metheglin, and the like […], New York, 2001, p.223

Forms of muscadine

pluralmuscadines
alternative formmuskadine

Origin of muscadine

Uncertain, but probably from muscadel, muscatel, + -ine.

Questions about muscadine

What does muscadine mean?
Muscadine means an American vine of the subgenus Vitis subg. Muscadinia, Vitis rotundifolia.
What part of speech is muscadine?
Muscadine is a noun.
How do you pronounce muscadine?
Muscadine is pronounced /ˈmʌskədiːn/.
What is the plural of muscadine?
The plural of muscadine is muscadines.

Words near muscadine in the dictionary

  1. muscadel
  2. muscadels
  3. muscadet
  4. muscadets
  5. muscadin
  6. muscadine
  7. muscadines
  8. muscadins
  9. muscae
  10. muscae volitantes
  11. muscal

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