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Definition of Dessert apple
1. Noun. An apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking.
Generic synonyms: Apple
Specialized synonyms: Baldwin, Cortland, Delicious, Empire, Grimes' Golden, Jonathan, Mcintosh, Northern Spy, Pearmain, Pippin, Prima, Stayman, Winesap, Stayman Winesap, Granny Smith
Antonyms: Cooking Apple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dessert Apple
Literary usage of Dessert apple
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1903)
"... striped with red, a little later in season, also an agreeable dessert apple.
Coming at the season when there are many hardy varieties to choose from, ..."
2. Report of the Commissioners [and Appendices A to S] by Ontario Agricultural Commission (1880), Samuel Casey Wood (1881)
"Above all the rest of that season for a dessert apple I place the ... For.
early winter, Norton's Melon is a good dessert apple, but it is not very abundant ..."
3. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"An excellent dessert Apple in use from October to Christmas. ... This fine dessert
Apple is in use from November to April or May, and is remarkable for its ..."
4. The American Gardener's Assistant: In Three Parts, Containing Complete by Thomas Bridgeman, Sereno Edwards Todd (1867)
"This variety is said to be a very productive and excellent dessert apple; ...
An estimable dessert apple, of medium size; in shape round, depressed; ..."
5. The Book of the Garden by Charles McIntosh (1855)
"This excellent dessert apple was first discovered in a hedgerow at Claygate, near
Esher, Surrey. Tree hardy; an abundant bearer, requiring a rather strong ..."
6. Annual Report of the State Horticultural Society of Missouri by Missouri State Horticultural Society (1898)
"... only once in about three years, because the Jonathan was our best Christmas
dessert apple and also because the trees were fairly regular annual bearers. ..."
7. The Fruit Cultivator's Manual: Containing Ample Directions for the by Thomas Bridgeman (1844)
"This variety is said to be a very productive and excellent dessert apple; fruit
of medium size; oval, not angular; colour brownish yellow in the shade, ..."
8. Annual Report of the State Horticultural Society of Missouri by Missouri State Horticultural Society (1895)
"The Jonathan, one of the best in the list, is a purely dessert apple, ...
The Grimes Golden is another fancy dessert apple, and by some prized as highly as ..."
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