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apple
[ap-uhl]
noun
the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family.
the tree, cultivated in most temperate regions.
the fruit of any of certain other species of tree of the same genus.
any of these trees.
any of various other similar fruits, or fruitlike products or plants, as the custard apple, love apple, May apple, or oak apple.
Informal.anything resembling an apple in size and shape, as a ball, especially a baseball.
Bowling.an ineffectively bowled ball.
Slang.a red capsule containing a barbiturate, especially secobarbital.
apple
/ ˈæə /
noun
a rosaceous tree, Malus sieversii , native to Central Asia but widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties, having pink or white fragrant flowers and firm rounded edible fruits See also crab apple
the fruit of this tree, having red, yellow, or green skin and crisp whitish flesh
the wood of this tree
any of several unrelated trees that have fruits similar to the apple, such as the custard apple, sugar apple, and May apple See also love apple oak apple thorn apple
a person or thing that is very precious or much loved
a person with a corrupting influence
Word History and Origins
Origin of apple1
Word History and Origins
Origin of apple1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
"My farm has become something of a local miracle. People travel from far-off places just to see the apple trees growing under the hot Maharashtra sun."
As I get to the thicker part, I slice into it more like I do with an apple and avoid getting too close to the seeds.
This could involve allocating food into 10kg trays or sorting through "huge amounts of apples or carrots", she added.
The summer cousin of apple butter, but richer somehow — silkier, sun-drunk.
Her salads run the gamut—apple with pecorino, lentils and radicchio; blueberry with oat groats, chicories and buttermilk; raw cabbage with ground cherries, cilantro, pepitas and lime.
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