Fameuse

[ fuh-myooz ]

/ fəˈmyuz /

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noun

an American variety of red apple that ripens in early winter.

Origin of Fameuse

1800–10; < French, feminine of fameux famous

Also called snow apple.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for fameuse

There is the race or family of the russets and of the Fameuse.
The Apple-Tree|L. H. Bailey
The Fameuse is not well liked in the South, but popular in the North, etc.
Apple Growing|M. C. Burritt
He said it was a Fameuse and she declared it was a Yellow Transparent.
The Story Girl|Lucy Maud Montgomery
During one of her first stays in the Loire, she was greeted with the singular formula of admiration, "Fameuse garce!"
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe