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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.

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[Middle English appel, from Old English æppel.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	apple - 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.	apple - native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits Malus pumila, orchard apple tree 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

apple [ˈæpl] n → manzana

apple [ˈæpl] n → pomme f;

(also: apple tree) → pommier m;

it's the apple of my eye → j'y tiens comme à la prunelle de mes yeux

apple [ˈæpl] n → Apfel m;

he's the apple of her eye → er ist ihr Ein und Alles

apple [ˈæpl] n → mela;

(also: apple tree) → melo;

the apple of one's eye → la pupilla dei propri occhi

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apple

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