Reinette (French for Little Queen), often Rennet in English, and popular in Italian cuisine as Renetta, is the name of a number of apple varieties. . ==Reinette varieties== ...
• (n.) A name given to many different kinds of apples, mostly of French origin.
Rei·nette' noun [ French See 1st Rennet .] (Botany) A name given to many different kinds of apples, mostly of French origin. 
fall and winter variety of apple