noun A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.
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noun The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
noun Often with a qualifying word: any fruit or vegetable, or any other thing (such as a cone or gall) produced by a plant, especially if from a tree and similar to the fruit of Malus domestica (noun sense 1.1).
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noun Something which resembles the fruit of Malus domestica (noun sense 1.1) in shape (such as a ball, breast, or globe) or colour. Ellipsis of Adam's apple (“the lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence”). Ellipsis of apple-green (“a bright green colour with a light tint of yellow, like that of a Granny Smith apple”).
apple:
noun Ellipsis of Adam's apple (“the lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence”).
noun Ellipsis of apple-green (“a bright green colour with a light tint of yellow, like that of a Granny Smith apple”).
apple:
noun Ellipsis of apple of the eye (“the pupil, or pupil and iris, of the eye, originally believed to be spherical; also, the eyeball”).
noun The round, fleshy part of a cheek between the eye and the corner of the mouth when a person is smiling.