Defn: A fragrant and delicious pear.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Muscardin. Northern muscadine (Bot.), a derivative of the northern fox grape, and scarcely an improvement upon it. — Royal muscadine (Bot.), a European grape of great value. Its berries are large, round, and of a pale amber color. Called also golden chasselas.
MUSCALES
Mus*ca"les, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. muscus moss.] (Bot.)
Defn: An old name for mosses in the widest sense, including the true mosses and also hepaticæ and sphagna.
MUSCALLONGE
Mus"cal*longe, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Muskellunge.
MUSCARDIN Mus"car*din, n. Etym: [F., fr. muscadin a musk-scented lozenge, fr. muscade nutmeg, fr. L. muscus musk. See Muscadel.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The common European dormouse; — so named from its odor.
[Written also muscadine.]
MUSCARDINE
Mus`car*dine", n. Etym: [F.]