noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈmʌskədiːn/
/ˈmʌskədaɪn/
1
noun
Meaning 1
An American vine of the subgenus Vitis subg. Muscadinia, Vitis rotundifolia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A grape variety from this vine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A wine produced from these grapes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
dull-purple grape of southern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bullace grape
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grape
Narrower terms: scuppernong
5
noun
Meaning 5
native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Vitis rotundifolia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grape, grapevine, grape vine
History
Etymology
Uncertain, but probably from muscadel, muscatel, + -ine.