noun
- large bronze or greenish grapes native to the southeastern United States, or the muscadine vines that produce them
Usage: regional; Southern U.S.
Examples
- The scuppernongs were ripe and ready for harvest in late summer.
- She made delicious jelly from the wild scuppernongs growing behind the house.
- Scuppernongs have thick skins that slip off easily when you bite into them.
- The old scuppernong vine covered the entire arbor in the backyard.
- We picked baskets full of scuppernongs to take to the farmers market.
- Scuppernongs are sweeter than most other grape varieties.