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Macoun

American  
[muh-koon] / məˈkun /

noun

  1. a juicy, late-ripening variety of apple that originated in Canada.


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Macoun is a cultivated apple that's a cross between the classic McIntosh apple and Jersey Black, the latter of which is an heirloom variety that dates back to 1817.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2021

Macoun apples were later introduced in 1923, and today, they are widely known as a popular eating apple that offers hints of warm, spiced flavor in its sweet-tart flesh.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2021

In these pages, we learn that the Macoun “just doesn’t sing if picked before … late September or October” and that Pink Lady won’t turn to mush in a pie.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2017

Jamie Macoun, 52, played in a fur-trimmed hat.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2014

Mr. Macoun gives a most interesting account in "Garden and Forest" of the preparation of kam�ss among the Indians, which is a very important and elaborate performance.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth