Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A variety of all-purpose apple having a red-streaked green skin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A variety of autumn apple with deep red or orange streaks.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A kind of fall apple, marked with streaks of deep red and orange, and of excellent flavor and quality.
Etymologies
Examples
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I think the best apple for a pie is the Gravenstein, which is an heirloom, but they have gone by already.
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On the other hand, some comparatively early kinds, such as Gravenstein and Porter, are considerably prized in some sections.
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His real name is something like "Gravenstein" or some other jew deal, A REAL PHONY.
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A garden includes 20 mature Gravenstein apple trees and five kinds of lavender.
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Why haven't the Gravenstein Apple growers here in Sonoma County caught on?
My Homer Simpson Moment (aka Cider Doughnuts from "The Carrot Barn" in Schoharie, NY)
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I first tried making his chicken apple sausage, partly because I could probably live off of apples having grown up in Sebastopol CA, the Gravenstein capital and partly because I am never quite satisfied with them and was searching for the right one.
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Gravenstein, Jonathan, pippin or Rome Beauty for baking.
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And talking to Joley under the shade of a Gravenstein tree, the sun casting shadows on your back.
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The Red Astrachan and the Gravenstein and one Alexander had a few apples on them, and I notice that they are well loaded with fruit buds for another year, which will be the third year planted.
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A comparative lesson may also be based on selected varieties of autumn apples, such as Fameuse, McIntosh Red, Wealthy, Gravenstein, and St. Lawrence.
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