apple

ap·ple

noun, often attributive \ˈa-pəl\

Definition of APPLE

1

: the fleshy usually rounded red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a usually cultivated tree (genus Malus) of the rose family; also : an apple tree — compare crab apple

2

: a fruit (as a star apple) or other vegetative growth (as an oak apple) suggestive of an apple

— apple of one's eye

: one that is highly cherished <his daughter is the apple of his eye>

Origin of APPLE

Middle English appel, from Old English æppel; akin to Old High German apful apple, Old Irish ubull, Old Church Slavic ablŭko

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with APPLE

chapel, dapple, grapple, scrapple