often attributive
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 (such as a star apple) or other vegetative growth (such as an oak apple) suggestive of an apple
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There are notes of chocolate-cherry, grape soda, yellow cake with vanilla frosting, apple, brown sugar, and a bit of black pepper and cinnamon on the palate.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2026
For another ad, some actors were used to fill out a team for a pep talk, and in another Auriemma illustrated plays using an apple for Azzi, an orange for Sarah.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Oats, beans, lentils, apples and avocados all have high soluble fiber content.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Each bag contained just under $20 worth of nonperishables such as apple sauce, pasta, rice and beans.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2026
For another ad, some actors were used to fill out a team for a pep talk, and in another Auriemma illustrated plays using an apple for Azzi, an orange for Sarah.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Oats, beans, lentils, apples and avocados all have high soluble fiber content.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Each bag contained just under $20 worth of nonperishables such as apple sauce, pasta, rice and beans.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Apple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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apple
noun
ap·ple
ˈap-əl 
: a rounded fruit with a red, yellow, or green skin, firm white flesh and a seedy core
also
: the tree of the rose family that bears this fruit
Medical Definition
apple
noun
ap·ple
ˈap-əl
: the fleshy usually rounded and red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a tree (genus Malus) of the rose family
also
: an apple tree
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