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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
/ ˈæ±èÉ™±ô /
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
- apple of one's eyea person or thing that is very precious or much loved
- bad apple or rotten applea person with a corrupting influence
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of apple1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of apple1
Idioms and Phrases
- polish the apple
- rotten apple
- upset the applecart
Example Sentences
India mainly exports rice, shrimp, honey, vegetable extracts, castor oil and black pepper, while the US sends almonds, walnuts, pistachios, apples and lentils.
On one occasion, she said, she had been near a group of boys in the park who were throwing apples at him, following which she said Mr Kohli swore at her and her friend.
How many bites at the apple do I need?â€
When you compare apples to apples, public schools, on average, have long outperformed charter schools.
The castle’s subjects swirl about the grounds clutching deep-dish apple pies.
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