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Gravenstein

Definition of Gravenstein

noun

  • an apple of a large variety having yellow, red-streaked skin. It is widely grown in North America, where it is used for cooking and as a dessert apple.

Origin:

early 19th century: the German form of Graasten, a village in Denmark formerly in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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