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scuppernong

scup·per·nong

UK/ˈskʌpənɒŋ/ US/ˈskʌ.pəɹˌnɔŋ/ uncommon

noun

1.

amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States

Origin

Named after the Scuppernong River and Lake in North Carolina near which the grapes were first found and cultivated. Probably from an Algonquian word. Both senses, "grape" and "wine", are first found in documents from the 1800s-1820s.

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