What is "muskat"

Muscat \Mus"cat\, n. [F. See Muscadel.] (Bot.) A name given to several varieties of Old World grapes, differing in color, size, etc., but all having a somewhat musky flavor. The muscat of Alexandria is a large oval grape of a pale amber color. [Written also muskat.]

n. (obsolete form of musk cat English)

n. any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes [syn: muscat]