Muscadine

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grapevine \Grape"vine`\, n. (Bot.)
     A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus {Vitis}, having small
     green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called
     {grapes}.
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     Note: The common grapevine of the Old World is {Vitis
           vinifera}, and is a native of Central Asia. Another
           variety is that yielding small seedless grapes commonly
           called {Zante currants}. The northern {Fox grape} of
           the United States is the {V. Labrusca}, from which, by
           cultivation, has come the Isabella variety. The
           southern {Fox grape}, or {Muscadine}, is the {V.
           vulpina}. The {Frost grape} is {V. cordifolia}, which
           has very fragrant flowers, and ripens after the early
           frosts.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Muscadine \Mus"ca*dine\, n. [See {Muscadel}.]
     1. (Bot.) A name given to several very different kinds of
        grapes, but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong,
        or southern fox grape, which is said to be the parent
        stock of the Catawba. See {Grapevine}.
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     2. (Bot.) A fragrant and delicious pear.
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     3. (Zool.) See {Muscardin}.
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     {Northern muscadine} (Bot.), a derivative of the northern fox
        grape, and scarcely an improvement upon it.
  
     {Royal muscadine} (Bot.), a European grape of great value.
        Its berries are large, round, and of a pale amber color.
        Called also {golden chasselas}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Muscardin \Mus"car*din\, n. [F., fr. muscadin a musk-scented
     lozenge, fr. muscade nutmeg, fr. L. muscus musk. See
     {Muscadel}.] (Zool.)
     The common European dormouse; -- so named from its odor.
     [Written also {muscadine}.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  muscadine
       n 1: native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many
            cultivated varieties [syn: {Vitis rotundifolia}]
       2: dull-purple grape of southern United States [syn: {bullace
          grape}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Muscadine, AL
    Zip code(s): 36269