Granny Smith Apple

Granny Smith

The Granny Smith is an apple cultivar that originated in Australia in 1868. It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling. The tree is thought to be a hybrid of Malus sylvestris, the European wild apple, with the domesticated apple Malus domestica as the polleniser.

Apple

An apple is the round, edible fruit of an apple tree. Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple, the most widely grown in the genus, are cultivated worldwide. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Eurasia before they were introduced to the American continent by European colonists. Apples have cultural significance in many mythologies and religions.

granny

Noun

1. A grandmother.
2. Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.

Adjective

1. Typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.

smith

Noun

1. A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.
2. One who makes anything; wright.

Verb

1. To forge, to form, usually on an anvil; by heating and pounding.

apple

Noun

1. A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.
2. The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Verb

1. To make (something) appear like an apple (noun sense 1.1).
2. To become like an apple.