northern spy
NounSynonyms:
Northern Spy
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- large late-ripening apple with skin striped with yellow and redSynonyms: Northern Spy
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Northern \North"ern\, a. [AS. nor[eth]erne.]
1.Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west. [1913 Webster]
2.In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind. [1913 Webster]
Northern diver. (Zool.) See Loon.
Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.
Northern spy (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red. [1913 Webster]