Wealthy

See also: wealthy

English

Etymology

Named by Peter Gideon (1820–1899), creator of the cultivar, after his wife, Wealthy (Hull) Gideon.

Noun

Wealthy (plural Wealthys or Wealthies)

  1. A certain cultivar of American apple from Minnesota.
    • 1975, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Joy of Cooking, page 129:
      Wealthys and McIntoshes are not good bakers.
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