Elberta
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Elberta
1925–30, said to be after Elberta Rumph, wife of a 19th-cent. Georgia grower
Example Sentences
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Peach varieties like the Elberta, a juicy peach that's native to Georgia, might have historical importance, but its requirement of 850 chill hours means it might not be tenable for much longer.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2023
The immigrant Berckmanses, along with genteel entrepreneurs like Samuel Rumph, selectively bred natural and imported peaches into the self-pollinating Elberta cultivar, Georgia’s best-known variety.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2021
Elberta Solomon, 105, who retired in 1986 after 31 years of federal service as an office typist, code clerk and educational examiner, died Nov. 7 at a senior living community in Silver Spring.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2020
In 1995, they bought 3 acres of land in tiny Elberta, across a red-dirt road from fields of cotton and peanuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2016
The house proved to be only three doors from the Elberta Inn, which had been a private residence in former years.
From Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman by Emma Speed Sampson
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