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Definition of apple
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
apple of one's eye
: one that is highly cherished
his daughter is the apple of his eye
Examples of apple in a Sentence
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Details: Find farm maps, directions and hours — most of the apple orchards open for the season on Labor Day weekend — at http://applehill.com. — Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, "10 Gold Country sipping, dining and outdoor adventures," 10 Aug. 2019 Mark Smucker says this is the legacy of his great, great grandfather, Jerome Monroe Smucker, who founded the company 122 years ago, providing wholesome fresh fruit from apple orchards. — Susie Gharib, Fortune, "Smucker’s CEO Says Doing Good is Good for Business," 6 Aug. 2019 Removing those restrictions could pave the way for Hindu settlers to move into the area – a rugged landscape of snow-frosted mountains and rippling apple orchards – to dilute the Muslim population. — Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times, "India revokes Kashmir’s limited autonomy, raising tension in a long-turbulent region," 5 Aug. 2019 Changing ideas about gravity In Newton’s view, all objects — from his not-so-apocryphal apple to planets and stars — exert a force that attracts other objects. — NBC News, "Einstein showed Newton was wrong about gravity. Now scientists are coming for Einstein.," 3 Aug. 2019 The only way to make your apple picking, pumpkin scouting, and leaf peeping excursions even more spicetacular this season? — Blair Donovan, Country Living, "40+ Fall Puns That Will Leaf Your Friends and Family Laughing All Day," 17 July 2019 Although the arrest of a roadside fruit seller caught with his apples in a plastic bag was featured in media accounts, most of the enforcement has focused on distributors, not lone sellers or consumers. — Laura Parker, National Geographic, "Plastic bag bans are spreading. But are they truly effective?," 17 Apr. 2019 More activities include wandering through an apple orchard, pumpkin painting, printing fruits and vegetables on tea towels, making bird feeder garlands and learning how to save seeds. — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, "5,000 pumpkins and a pumpkin-covered bridge: Newfields unveils Harvest festival details," 21 Feb. 2019 Length: 105 Miles | Region: Northeast Upstate New York thrives in the fall, boasting some of the prettiest foliage in the country and a staggering amount of apple orchards. — Juliet Izon, Woman's Day, "The 12 Most Scenic Drives in the Country to Add to Your Bucket List ASAP," 4 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'apple.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for apple
apple
noun
English Language Learners Definition of apple
: a round fruit with red, yellow, or green skin and firm white flesh
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apple
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Kids Definition of apple
: a round or oval fruit with red, yellow, or green skin and white flesh that grows on a spreading tree related to the rose
apple
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Medical Definition of apple
: 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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