DCHP-1 Online
bourassa [< Cdn F, prob. after the original grower] 
n. a variety of eating apple well known in early Canada; also, the tree.
- 1806 The said ground being planted with fruit trees . . . of the best quality, being chiefly bourassa, gris and fameux.
- 1864 The varieties most cultivated are the Fameuse, St. Lawrence, Pomme Gris, and Bourassa. . . .
- 1806 The said ground being planted with fruit trees . . . of the best quality, being chiefly bourassa, gris and fameux.