Braeburn

British

/ ˈbreɪˌbɜːn /

noun

a variety of eating apple from New Zealand having sweet flesh and green and red skin

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When I checked in with Verne and Diane Williams, 90 and 86, they said they’re still committed to rebuilding on Braeburn Road in Altadena, where they lived for half a century.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

For a state that brags about growing over 30 varieties of apples, why is it we cannot have McIntosh, Cortland, Empire, Rome and Braeburn apples?

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Braeburn apples have a very thick skin that is a vibrant red-to-orange hue.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2021

Her miniature poodle, Braeburn, gnawed a toy while Parker made coffee; Carole King’s “Tapestry” spun on the turntable.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 27, 2017

The news of Judith's "mad whim" spread rapidly through Braeburn, and various were the comments it evoked.

From Thirty by O'Brien, Howard Vincent

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