Elberta
[ el-bur-tuh ]
/ ɛlˈbɜr tə /
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noun
a freestone peach having reddish-yellow skin.
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Origin of Elberta
1925–30, Americanism; said to be after Elberta Rumph, wife of a 19th-cent. Georgia grower
Words nearby Elberta
Elbasan, Elbe, Elberfeld, Elbe River, Elbert, Elberta, Elbląg, elbow, elbow-bender, elbow bump, elbow catch
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