muscadine
n . 葡萄之一种
葡萄之一种
muscadine n 1 :
native grape of southeastern United States ;
origin of many cultivated varieties [
synonym : {
muscadine }, {
Vitis rotundifolia }]
2 :
dull -
purple grape of southern United States [
synonym :
{
muscadine }, {
bullace grape }]
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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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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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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