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apple

77 ENTRIES FOUND:

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

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