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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

The newer maps, especially those containing the explorations of Professor Macoun, have corrected this wholly erroneous idea.

From Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses by Campbell, John Douglas Sutherland

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