Grimes' golden

8.3

A yellow apple that ripens in late autumn and is usually eaten raw

noun
/ˈɡraɪmz ˈɡoʊldən/

: Grimes' golden

She packed a Grimes' golden in her lunchbox for a healthy snack.

Examples

I found a basket of Grimes' golden apples at the farmer's market.
Grimes' golden is prized for its sweet flavor and crisp texture.
I bought some Grimes' golden apples from the market.
The Grimes' goldens are perfect for pies.
Grimes' golden apples are known for their crisp texture and sweet taste.
At the grocery store, I chose a few Grimes' golden apples to enjoy fresh.
During autumn, Grimes' golden apples become a popular choice for snacks.

Surface Forms

Grimes' golden singular

Grimes' goldens plural

Morphology

Grimes' + golden

The adjective 'golden' transparently signals a yellow/golden color and the possessive 'Grimes\'' indicates an eponymous name, so a B1 learner can infer this is something named after 'Grimes' that is golden (in context, a type of apple). However, the specific lexicalised status as a cultivar with particular ripening time and usage is conventional and not fully predictable from the constituents alone, so only partial transparency is present.

Etymology

Grimes' golden may come from a farmer named Grimes who found a bright yellow apple tree on his land long ago. Because the fruit was a rich golden color and came from Grimes' tree, the name stuck and now means this sweet, crisp 'apple' people eat raw.