McIntosh

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Mc·In·tosh

M0009600 (măk′ĭn-tŏsh′)n. A variety of apple having red skin and crisp white flesh.

[After John McIntosh (fl. 1796), Canadian farmer.]

McIntosh

(ˈmækɪnˌtɒʃ) or

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n (Plants) a Canadian variety of red-skinned eating apple[C19: named after John McIntosh (1777–c. 1845), US-born Canadian farmer on whose property the variety was first found growing wild]

Mc•In•tosh

(ˈmæk ɪnˌtɒʃ)

n. a variety of red eating apple. [1875–80; after John McIntosh of Ontario who first cultivated it (1796)]

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Noun

McIntosh - early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesaucedessert apple, eating apple - an apple used primarily for eating raw without cookingMacoun - similar to McIntosh; juicy and late-ripening

McIntosh

Often a misspelling for Apple's Mac computers, but may refer to McIntosh Laboratory, Inc., Binghamton, NY (www.mcintoshlabs.com), makers of high-end hi-fi equipment. Founded in 1949 by Frank McIntosh, after more than 60 years in business, McIntosh gear is coveted by audiophiles worldwide. See Macintosh.

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noun early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States

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