Granny Smith
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈɡræn.i smɪθ/
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Granny Smith
- For a refreshing salad, add slices of Granny Smith apple along with mixed greens and walnuts.
- Granny Smith apples
So what happens is that there's a farmer out there that discovered the Granny Smith apple.
- So what happens is that there's a farmer out there that discovered the Granny Smith apple.
Examples
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He had a taste for the tart Granny Smith variety.
Fiction book (1995) -
Ten volunteers tasted four slices of Fuji and four slices of Granny Smith apples.
Academic text (2006) -
So for instance, you might have a Granny Smith apple and a Red Delicious apple.
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And this also works really well on like Granny Smith apples.
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I used a combination of Gala apples and one Granny Smith.
Blog text (20) -
Any time of the year, we love a thin slice of a Granny Smith apple on a turkey sandwich.
Blog text (9) -
They got some of the best McIntosh and Granny Smith apples in the world up here.
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The tart flavors of the Granny Smith apples blend with the spinach to make a tasty meal.
Blog text (11) -
Apples include whole apples, apple slices, apple slices with dip, apple slices with grapes, Granny Smith apples.
Academic text (2011) -
I made a pie using Granny Smith apples because they have a crisp texture and tart flavor.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Granny + Smith
This is a proper-name cultivar derived from a person’s name (Granny Smith) rather than a compositional description of an apple; knowing 'granny' (grandmother) and 'Smith' (a surname or occupation) does not indicate a green, tart apple. Cultivar names are essentially arbitrary and language-specific, so a B1 learner who only knows the constituent words would not be able to derive the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Granny Smith is named after a real woman in Australia. One popular story says an older woman called Maria 'Granny Smith' grew a small apple tree from a seed she found that gave green, tart apples, so today Granny Smith means 'a green, tart apple variety'.