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/nˈɔrðərn spaɪ/ Listen

adjective

Northern adj.

Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.

In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.

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.

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Etymology of 'Northern Spy'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Northern spy" Quotes from Famous Books

... troublesome disease of the apple is the apple-scab, which disfigures the fruit as well as lessens its size. It also often does much harm to the foliage, and thus checks the growth of the trees (Fig. 214). The Baldwin, Fameuse, Northern Spy and Red Canada are particularly subject to this disease, and it is much more troublesome in moist seasons than when the weather is dry. The use of fungicides will do much to lessen the injury from ...

— Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) • L. H. Bailey