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.