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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gravenstein

Gravenstein \Gra"ven*stein"\, n. [So called because it came from Gravenstein, a place in Schleswig.
--Downing.] A kind of fall apple, marked with streaks of deep red and orange, and of excellent flavor and quality.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Gravenstein

apple variety, 1821, from Gravenstein, German form of the name of a village (Danish Graasten) in Schleswig-Holstein.

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Gravenstein

Gravenstein is a triploid apple cultivar that originated in the 17th century or earlier.

Usage examples of "gravenstein".

I used the triple-pronged approach developed by Gravenstein and de la Garde since the change.

He now knew the difference between a Delicious and a Gravenstein apple.