Grimes Golden

[ grahymz ]

noun

1. a yellow variety of apple that ripens in late autumn.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grimes Golden¹

1855–60, Americanism; named after Thomas P. Grimes of West Virginia

Example Sentences

Toward the end of the trip we stopped at a 40-acre orchard, mostly Grimes Golden.

From Project Gutenberg

Two nurserymen come to me and sell me two Grimes Golden apples.

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