snow apple

American  

noun

1. Fameuse.

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snow apple British  

noun

1. a Canadian variety of eating apple

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Etymology

Origin of snow apple

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

A luscious fruit tree like the snow apple, would be omitted from the list of trees for the park, not because it lacks beauty, but because its fruit would lead to its destruction.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The snow apple is one of the best varieties for this purpose.

From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.

"I aint no Joner," said the boy as he wiped his nose on his coat sleeve, and reached into a barrel for a snow apple.

From Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa 1883 by Smith, Gean

Bell Merryweather, a sturdy, blue-eyed girl with the general aspect of a snow apple, greeted the guests with a hearty shake of a powerful hand, and a cordial smile.

From The Merryweathers by Richards, Julia Ward

“I aint no Joner,” said the boy as he wiped his nose on his coat sleeve, and reached into a barrel for a snow apple.

From Peck's Compendium of Fun by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)