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Bramley

Pronunciation: /ˈbramli/
(also Bramley's seedling)
Definition of Bramley

noun (plural Bramleys)

  • an English cooking apple of a large green variety with firm flesh.

Origin:

early 20th century: named after Matthew Bramley, the English butcher in whose garden it is said to have first grown circa1850

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