apple tree

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Noun

apple tree - any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits

genus Malus, Malus - apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere

applewood - wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus

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

wild apple, crab apple, crabapple - any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit

crab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple - any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms

fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit

Translations

ябълка

jabloň

Apfelbaum

μηλιά

pomarbopomujo

manzano

õunapuu

omenapuu

pommier

תפוח

almafa

eplatré

melo

malus

obelis

ābele

măr

jabloň

jablana

äppelträd

elma

яблуня

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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.

As Adam lay a-dreaming beneath the Apple Tree, The Angel of the Waters offered all the Seas in fee.

As Adam lay a-dreaming beneath the Apple Tree, The Angel of the Air he offered all the Air in fee.

As Adam lay a-dreaming beneath the Apple Tree, The Angel of the Fire rose up and not a word said he.

As Adam was a-working outside of Eden-Wall, He used the Earth, he used the Seas, he used the Air and all; And out of black disaster He arose to be the master Of Earth and Water, Air and Fire, But never reached his heart's desire!(The Apple Tree's cut down!)

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That would be too bad, especially when the late apple tree had most obligingly kept its store of blossom until after all the other trees had faded and then burst lavishly into bloom for Aunt Olivia's wedding.

Aunt Olivia was married at five o'clock in the orchard under the late apple tree. It was a pretty scene.

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"An apple tree -- and away back here!" exclaimed Anne delightedly.

"Yes, a veritable apple-bearing apple tree, too, here in the very midst of pines and beeches, a mile away from any orchard.

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He said, `If you had a cow and an apple tree, and if you tied the apple tree in your stable and planted the cow in your orchard, with her legs up, how much milk would you get from the apple tree, or how many apples from the cow?' Did you ever hear the like in your born days, dearie?

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He broke the soil, reared stone walls and a house, and planted apple trees. And already the site of the house is undiscoverable, the location of the stone walls may be deduced from the configuration of the landscape, and I am renewing the battle, putting in angora goats to browse away the brush that has overrun Haska's clearing and choked Haska's apple trees to death.

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