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ap·ple  (pl)
n.
1.
a. A deciduous Eurasian tree (Malus pumila) having alternate simple leaves and white or pink flowers.
b. The firm, edible, usually rounded fruit of this tree.
2.
a. Any of several other plants, especially those with fruits suggestive of the apple, such as the crab apple or custard apple.
b. The fruit of any of these plants.
Idiom:
apple of (one's) eye
One that is treasured: Her grandson is the apple of her eye.

[Middle English appel, from Old English æppel.]

apple
Noun
1. a round firm fruit with red, yellow, or green skin and crisp whitish flesh, that grows on trees
2. apple of one's eye a person that one loves very much [Old English æppel]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.appleapple - fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
crab apple, crabapple - small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly"
dessert apple, eating apple - an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking
cooking apple - an apple used primarily in cooking for pies and applesauce etc
Malus pumila, orchard apple tree, apple - native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
false fruit, pome - a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
2.appleapple - native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
apple - fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
genus Malus, Malus - apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere
apple tree - any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits
Translations
Spanish apple [ˈæpl] nmanzana
French apple [ˈæpl] npomme f;
(also: apple tree) → pommier m;
it's the apple of my eye → j'y tiens comme à la prunelle de mes yeux

German apple [ˈæpl] nApfel m;
he's the apple of her eye → er ist ihr Ein und Alles

Italian apple [ˈæpl] nmela;
(also: apple tree) → melo;
the apple of one's eye → la pupilla dei propri occhi

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As ADAM lay a-dreaming beneath the Apple Tree, The Angel of the Earth came down, and offered Earth in fee.
Two Poets were quarrelling for the Apple of Discord and the Bone of Contention, for they were very hungry.
"That's nothing to be afraid of," he replied, throwing away the core of his apple and beginning to eat another one.
 
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