DCHP-1 Online
gris 
n. Obs. a once-popular eating apple native to Canada.
See also: pomme gris
- 1806 The said ground being planted with fruit trees . . . of the best quality being chiefly, bourassa, gris and fameux.
- 1822 For Sale by the subscriber, Femeuses, Bourrassas and Grises . . . Apples will be delivered in the finest possible condition in Barrels.
- 1965 The fameuse, the grise . . . the bourassa . . . [were apples] which could not be found anywhere as perfect as here [Montreal].
- 1806 The said ground being planted with fruit trees . . . of the best quality being chiefly, bourassa, gris and fameux.