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Granny Smith
(redirected from Sour apple)

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Gran·ny Smith  (grn)
n.
A variety of apple having fruit with green skin and tart, tough flesh.

[After Maria Ann Smith (died 1870), Australian woman to whom its development is attributed.]

Granny Smith
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a variety of hard green-skinned apple eaten raw or cooked
[named after Maria Ann Smith, known as Granny Smith (died 1870), who first produced them at Eastwood, Sydney]
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Noun1.Granny Smith - apple with a green skin and hard tart fleshGranny Smith - apple with a green skin and hard tart flesh
dessert apple, eating apple - an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking


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