Well attestedNamed from the place
Braeburn
noun · first attested 20th century
The apple is named for a New Zealand orchard.
A crisp red and gold eating apple.
-42.1640°S 171.3230°E · Q34818366
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- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Waiwhero
- In English
Braeburn
The chance seedling was propagated at Braeburn Orchard near Waiwhero in the Motueka valley, and the orchard's name became the cultivar's.
New Zealand
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