muscadine

noun

mus·​ca·​dine ˈmə-skə-ˌdīn How to pronounce muscadine (audio)
: a grape (Vitis rotundifolia) of the southern U.S. with musky fruits borne in small clusters
also : the fruit

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That includes items other grocers don’t carry, Thompson said, pointing out signs for organic heirloom tomatoes, and bronze and black muscadine grapes. Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025 The menu changes seasonally, but expect fresh small plates like mango salad with avocado, muscadine, chili crisp, and peanuts or shishito peppers with trout roe, sorghum vinaigrette, and hazelnut. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025 During a nice seafood or barbecue dinner on the coast, you may be offered a glass of muscadine to accompany your meal. Claire Volkman, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025 Complete bunch grape harvests and begin picking ripening muscadines. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025 There are three basic types: American (Vitis labrusca), European (Vitis vinifera), and muscadines (Vitis rotundifolia). Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 15 June 2023 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. New York Times, 9 May 2022 Wines in the program will run the gamut from traditional varietals such as chardonnay, riesling, merlot, and cabernet sauvignon to country muscadine and fruit wines --watermelon, peach, apple, blueberry, skeeter pee, a lemon wine. al, 7 Mar. 2022

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of muscatel

First Known Use

circa 1785, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of muscadine was circa 1785

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“Muscadine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscadine. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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