Yellow Delicious
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Definition
- Noun:
- A sweet eating apple with yellow skin: "yellow delicious" refers to a specific cultivar of apple known for its sweet flavor and distinctive yellow skin.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- She packed a yellow delicious in her lunch.
- The yellow delicious is often used in salads because of its sweet taste and firm texture.
Advanced Usage
- As a modifier: The term can be used attributively to describe other items related to this apple variety.
- The recipe calls for yellow delicious applesauce.
Variants and Related Words
- Yellow Delicious apple: This is a common full name for the fruit.
- Golden Delicious: A closely related and more common cultivar name for a similar sweet, yellow apple. "Yellow delicious" is sometimes used as a variant name for this type.
Synonyms
- Golden Delicious: A sweet, yellow-skinned apple cultivar. (Note: While often used interchangeably, "Golden Delicious" is the more standard horticultural name.)
Notes on Meaning
- This term specifically denotes a cultivar (a cultivated plant variety), not merely the color or taste of any apple. It is a proper name for a type of fruit.
Noun
- a sweet eating apple with yellow skin