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McIntosh
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Mc·In·tosh  (mkn-tsh)
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
n
(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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Noun1.McIntosh - early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United StatesMcIntosh - early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesauce
dessert apple, eating apple - an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking
Macoun - similar to McIntosh; juicy and late-ripening
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