noun
- A dark purple grape native to the southeastern United States, used for eating fresh or making wine and jelly.
- The vine that produces muscadine grapes.
Usage: Also called muscadine grape; Common in Southern U.S. cuisine
Examples
- She picked fresh muscadines from the vine in her grandmother's garden.
- Muscadine wine has a sweet, fruity flavor popular in the South.
- The muscadine grape is larger and thicker-skinned than most wine grapes.
- He made homemade muscadine jelly every fall.
- Muscadines grow well in warm, humid climates.
- The muscadine vine can live for over a hundred years.