Red Delicious

noun

1. a deep-red type of Delicious apple.

Example Sentences

The five most popular apples remain Gala, Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji and Honeycrisp, but new varietals, like Ambrosia, Envy and Cosmic Crisp, are gaining popularity.

From Seattle Times

Biting into a Red Delicious is always a major gamble because oftentimes, you'll be anticipating a nice juicy chomp, only to fill your mouth with mushy, brown-hued bits of fruit.

From Salon

India bought mostly Red Delicious apples, a varietal whose popularity has declined domestically.

From Seattle Times

But here’s a comparison that’s straight Red Delicious to Red Not So Delicious: the Blue Jays became an expansion franchise the same year as the Mariners — 1977 — and won their first World Series in 1992.

From Seattle Times

A New York Times headline the next year, on Aug. 29, 2018, was positively jubilant at the downfall: “The long, monstrous reign of the Red Delicious apple is ending.”

From Seattle Times