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Winesap

American  
[wahyn-sap] / ˈwaɪnˌsæp /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)
  1. a red variety of apple that ripens in the autumn.


Etymology

Origin of Winesap

First recorded in 1790–1800; wine + sap 1


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Stayman Winesap also does well in Adams County.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2021

They come with poetic, old, lip-smacking names such as Albemarle Pippin, Roxbury Russet, Burford’s Redflesh and Winesap.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2016

Some varieties, like the Winesap and the Maiden Blush, are antique apples with long histories.

From Time Magazine Archive

Freddy's mission is not to tear Winesap limb from limb or to discuss how it feels to be taken for a monster.

From Time Magazine Archive

Phillip Lux: I must say a good word for the Winesap.

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