Definition

1. 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

1. a sweet eating apple with yellow skin