Red Delicious

noun

1. a deep-red type of Delicious apple.

Example Sentences

Consumers, bored by the softer, blander Red Delicious variety that had ruled grocery aisles for decades, discovered an apple that was sweet and so texturally satisfying they never looked back.

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In short, each Red Delicious directly descends, graft by graft, from the first-ever Red Delicious.

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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.

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Biting into a Red Delicious is always a major gamble because oftentimes, you'll be anticipating a nice juicy chomp, only to fill your mouth with mushy, brown-hued bits of fruit.

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India bought mostly Red Delicious apples, a varietal whose popularity has declined domestically.

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