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muscadine
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈmʌs.kə.daɪn//ˈmʌs.kə.dɪn/ us /ˈmʌs.kə.diːn//ˈmʌs.kə.daɪn/
a type of grape(= a small, round fruit) with a purple skin that grows in the southern US and is used especially to make wine and jam, or the plant on which this grows:
Muscadines have been used for centuries to make jams.
1,200 tons of muscadines were harvested last year in the state.
The winery produces sweet red and white wines from muscadine grapes and blueberries.
A purple grape with a musky flavour, muscadine grapes are found in the Southeastern United States.
Some farmers are moving on to unfamiliar crops, like strawberries or muscadines.
The colour of this muscadine jam is more red than purple.
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