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SCUPPERNONG
scuppernong
(noun) amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scuppernong (plural scuppernongs)
A large greenish-bronze grape native to the Southeastern United States, a variety of the muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia).
A sweet, golden or amber-colored US wine made from this variety of grape.
Usage notes
• A great many alternative forms and pronunciations of this word are found. The most common, attested since the 1820s-40s, is scuppernon / scuppanon /ˈskʌp.ər.ˌnɔn/, /ˈskʌp.ə.ˌnɔn/. Scupperdine / scuppadine is also encountered; this is properly the name of a scuppernong-muscadine cross.
Source: Wiktionary
Scup"per*nong, n. Etym: [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Bot.)
Definition: An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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