Red Delicious

noun

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

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And, unlike with apples — a Honeycrisp and a Red Delicious are easy to line up side by side — medical services are hard to compare. — Darius Tahir, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026 The silence of the orchard is only broken by the song of blue jays and the loud chatter of Millet’s two nephews, harvesting bucketloads of Red Delicious. — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025 These include popular apple varieties like Red Delicious, Granny Smith, and Gala. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Nov. 2024 Apples like Red Delicious, McIntosh, Gala, and Fuji are overly sweet and have a soft, mealy consistency that become mushy and grainy when baked. — Molly Bolton, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 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 8 Jul. 2026.

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Red Delicious

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