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Gravenstein

Syllabification: (Gra·ven·stein)
Pronunciation: /ˈgrävənˌstīn/
Definition of Gravenstein

noun

  • a widely grown apple of a large variety having yellow, red-streaked skin, 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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