Red Delicious

noun

: a usually large apple with sweet crisp juicy flesh and dark red skin

Examples of Red Delicious in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cosmic Crisp is climbing up the charts while Red Delicious is plummeting as a proportion of all apples produced. Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024 Avoid overly sweet or mealy apples like Red Delicious, Gala, or Fuji. Molly Bolton, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024 On your countertop, place avocados near a banana, kiwi, Red Delicious apple, or Golden Delicious apple (those two apple varieties produce more ethylene than others). Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024 While sweetness levels can be subjective, Fuji apples are often considered the sweetest apple variety out there, followed by Gala, Honeycrisp, and Red Delicious. Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Red Delicious 

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Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Red Delicious was in 1933

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“Red Delicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Red%20Delicious. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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Red Delicious

noun
: a usually large apple with sweet crisp juicy flesh and dark red skin
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