Mc·In·tosh (m k  n-t sh )n. A variety of red eating apple, grown commercially in the northern United States. [After John McIntosh (fl. 1796), Canadian farmer.] |
McIntosh [ˈmækɪnˌtɒʃ], McIntosh red
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Canadian variety of red-skinned eating apple
[named after John McIntosh (1777-c. 1845), US-born Canadian farmer on whose property the variety was first found growing wild]
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| Noun | 1. |  McIntosh - early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesaucedessert apple, eating apple - an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking Macoun - similar to McIntosh; juicy and late-ripening |
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