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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The palate is full-bodied with flavors of baked apple, caramel, and toasted oak.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The apples contain the seed from which the future trees sprout, rising from the underbrush.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Brothers Kevin, 37, and Nick, 32, then followed suit and repeated the words having each taken a bite out of their red apples.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
This crisp white wine displays floral aromas and flavors of pear and golden apples with bright acidity and a touch of mineral on the finish.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The apples contain the seed from which the future trees sprout, rising from the underbrush.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Brothers Kevin, 37, and Nick, 32, then followed suit and repeated the words having each taken a bite out of their red apples.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
This crisp white wine displays floral aromas and flavors of pear and golden apples with bright acidity and a touch of mineral on the finish.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Apple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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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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