Granny Smith

American  

noun

1. a variety of crisp, green-skinned apple, for eating raw or for cooking.

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Granny Smith British  

noun

1. a variety of hard green-skinned apple eaten raw or cooked

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Etymology

Origin of Granny Smith

After Maria Ann Smith (died 1870), who allegedly developed the variety in the vicinity of Sydney, Australia

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Example Sentences

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Granny Smith

Finnriver makes this sparkling semi-dry cider from high-acid organic apples, including Granny Smith and Pink Lady.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

The five most popular apples remain Gala, Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji and Honeycrisp, but new varietals, like Ambrosia, Envy and Cosmic Crisp, are gaining popularity.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

This tree was a chance seedling, a spontaneous creation whose likely parent cultivars were Granny Smith and Rokewood.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2023

These rich apple dumplings are baked in hot, bubbling butterscotch syrup, so using a tart baking apple, such as Granny Smith, adds a nice contrast.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2022

Granny Smith moved toward Bloom and, nodding at the maps, asked, “What’s all that crap for? What’s this meeting about, anyway?”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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