Red Delicious

noun

: a usually large apple with sweet crisp juicy flesh and dark red skin

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This ultra-nourishing formula brings lips back to life, not just with luscious apricot, avocado, jojoba, and pomegranate oils, but also with its dewy, lip-enhancing hues, from the succulent Red Delicious, a sheer watermelon shade, to the sexy Jam Session, a transparent Black Cherry hue. Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025 According to the trade publication Good Fruit Grower, stores with apples like the McIntosh, Red Delicious, and Gala representing a majority of their stock underperform compared to those stocking a majority of club apples like Jazz, Ambrosia, and SweeTango. Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025 The shift to constant supply put apples in competition with a tropical crop like bananas and the industry chose to focus on a few apple varieties and particularly on Red Delicious as the archetypal variety. Steven Savage, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 These include popular apple varieties like Red Delicious, Granny Smith, and Gala. Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for Red Delicious

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First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Red Delicious was in 1933

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“Red Delicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Red%20Delicious. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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Red Delicious

noun
: a usually large apple with sweet crisp juicy flesh and dark red skin
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