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muscadine

/muhs-kuh-din, -dahyn/US // ˈmʌs kə dɪn, -ˌdaɪn //UK // (ˈmʌskədɪn, -ˌdaɪn) //

麝香葡萄,麝香葡萄树,麝香树,麝香酒

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a grape, Vitis rotundifolia, of the southern U.S., having dull purple, thick-skinned musky fruit and being the origin of many grape varieties.

Examples

  • He supposed it to have come from seed of Concord fertilized by Royal Muscadine.

  • The species is often known, too, as the Muscadine or Southern Muscadine.

  • To those who profess to like a foxy grape, the Northern Muscadine should be the grape par excellence.

  • A thick tangle of muscadine and Cherokee roses led off from them right and left, hiding the trail of the long-vanished rail fence.

  • The July sunshine filtered through the leaves of the big muscadine vine that covered and sheltered the tiny side porch.