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muscadine

 

  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Muscardin  \Mus"car*din\,  n.  [F.,  fr  muscadin  a  musk-scented 
  lozenge,  fr  muscade  nutmeg,  fr  L.  muscus  musk.  See 
  {Muscadel}.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  The  common  European  dormouse;  --  so  named  from  its  odor. 
  [Written  also  {muscadine}.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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}. 
 
  2.  (Bot.)  A  fragrant  and  delicious  pear. 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Muscardin}. 
 
  {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}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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}. 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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




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