Muscadinia

noun

Mus·​ca·​din·​ia

ˌməskəˈdinēə

in some especially former classifications

: a small genus of woody vines (family Vitaceae) having simple tendrils and a continuous pith

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from English muscadine + New Latin -ia

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