McIntosh
[ mak-in-tosh ]
/ ˈmæk ɪnˌtɒʃ /
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noun
a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
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Origin of McIntosh
1875–80; named after John McIntosh of Ontario, Canada, who first cultivated it (1796)
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McIntosh
McIntosh red
/ (ˈmækɪnˌtɒʃ) /
noun
a Canadian variety of red-skinned eating apple
Word Origin for McIntosh
C19: named after John McIntosh (1777–c. 1845), US-born Canadian farmer on whose property the variety was first found growing wild
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