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From Middle English appel, from Old English æppel (“apple, fruit in general, ball”), ... apple (plural apples). apple DefinitionfromWiktionary,thefreedictionary Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Seealso:Appleandäpple Contents 1English 1.1Etymology 1.2Pronunciation 1.3Noun 1.3.1Synonyms 1.3.2Derivedterms 1.3.3Descendants 1.3.4Translations 1.4Verb 1.5Seealso 1.6References 1.7Anagrams 2MiddleEnglish 2.1Noun English[edit] EnglishWikipediahasanarticleon:appleWikipedia Aredapple Etymology[edit] FromMiddleEnglishappel,fromOldEnglishæppel(“apple,fruitingeneral,ball”),fromProto-WestGermanic*applu,fromProto-Germanic*aplaz(“apple”)(compareScotsaipple,WestFrisianapel,Dutchappel,GermanApfel,Swedishäpple,Danishæble),fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ébōl,*h₂ébl̥(“apple”)(compareWelshafal,Irishúll,Lithuanianóbuolỹs,Russianя́блоко(jábloko),possiblyAncientGreekἄμπελος(ámpelos,“vine”)).[1][2] Pronunciation[edit] (US,UK)enPR:ăpʹ(ə)l,IPA(key):/ˈæp.əl/,[ˈæp.ɫ̩] Audio(US)(file) Audio(UK)(file) Rhymes:-æpəl Hyphenation:ap‧ple Noun[edit] apple(pluralapples) Acommon,roundfruitproducedbythetreeMalusdomestica,cultivatedintemperateclimates.[from9thc.] c.1378,WilliamLangland,PiersPlowman: Iprayedpierestopulleadownanapple. 1815December(indicatedas1816),[JaneAusten],chapterIX,inEmma: […],volumeI,London:[…][CharlesRoworthandJamesMoyes]forJohnMurray,OCLC1708336,pages184–185:IhavesooftenheardMr.Woodhouserecommendabakedapple.IbelieveitistheonlywaythatMr.Woodhousethinksthefruitthoroughlywholesome.Wehaveappledumplings,however,veryoften.Pattymakesanexcellentapple-dumpling. 2013October28,JohnVallins,“ApplesofConcord”,inTheGuardian‎[1]:Closebyandundercover,Iwatchedthejuicingprocess.Appleswerewashed,thentipped,stalksandall,intothecrusherandreducedtopulp. Anyfruitorvegetable,oranyotherthingproducedbyaplantsuchasagallorcone,especiallyifproducedbyatreeandsimilartothefruitofMalusdomestica;also(withqualifyingwords)usedtoformthenamesofspecificfruitssuchascustardapple,roseapple,thornappleetc.[from9thc.] 1585,RichardEden(translatinga1555workbyPeterMartyr),DecadesoftheNewWorld,v: Venemousappleswherwiththeypoysontheyrarrows. 1597,JohnGerarde[i.e.,JohnGerard],“OfthePineTree”,inTheHerballorGenerallHistorieofPlantes. […],London:[…]Edm[und]Bollifant,forBonhamandIohnNorton,OCLC1184595079,bookIII,page1174:ThisappleiscalledinhighDutch,Zyꝛbel:inlowDutch,Pijnappel:inEngliſh,Pineapple,Clogge,andCone.[…]ThewholeConeorapplebeingboiledwithfreſhHorehound,ſaithGalen,andafterwardsboyledagainewithalittlehonytillthedecoctionbecometothethicknesofhony,makethanexcellentmedicinefortheclenſingofthechestandlungs. 1607,EdwardTopsell,chapterIX,inTheHistorieofFovre-footedBeastes. […],London:[…]WilliamIaggard,OCLC912897215,page666:ThefruiteorApplesofPalme-trees(eſpeciallyſuchasgrowinſaltgroundsnearetheSeaſides,asinCyreneofAffrica,andIndea,andnotinEgypt,Cyprus,Syria,Helvetia,andAſsiriadofattenandfeedHogges. 1658,trans.GiambattistadellaPorta,NaturalMagick,I.16: InPersiatheregrowsadeadlytree,whoseApplesarePoison,andpresentdeath. 1765,AbrahamTucker,TheLightofNaturePursued,page337: Theflyinjectsherjuicesintotheoak-leaf,toraiseanappleforhatchingheryoung. 1784,JamesCook,AVoyagetothePacificOcean.Undertaken,bytheCommandofHisMajesty,forMakingDiscoveriesintheNorthernHemisphere. […],volumeII,London:[…]W[illiam]andA.Strahan;forG[eorge]Nicol, […];andT[homas]Cadell, […],OCLC1582037,bookIII(TransactionsatOtaheite,andtheSocietyIslands;andProsecutionoftheVoyagetotheCoastofNorthAmerica),page174:It[Otaheite]isremarkableforproducinggreatquantitiesofthatdeliciousfruitwecalledapples,whicharefoundinnoneoftheothers,exceptEimeo. 1800,JohnTuke,GeneralViewoftheAgricultureoftheNorthRidingofYorkshire,page150: Itisgenerallythought,thatthecurledtoppedpotatoeproceedsfromaneglectofraisingfreshsortsfromtheappleor[potato-]seed. 1825,TheodricRomeynBeck,ElementsofMedicalJurisprudence,2ndedition,page565: Hippomanemancinella.(Manchineel-tree.)Dr.Peysonnelrelatesthatasoldier,whowasaslavewiththeTurks,eatsomeoftheapplesofthistree,andwassoonseizedwithaswellingandpainoftheabdomen. 1833,CharlesWilliams,TheVegetableWorld,page179: Onekindofappleorgall,inhabitedonlybyonegrub,ishardandwoodyontheoutside,resemblingalittlewoodenball,ofayellowishcolor,butinternallyitisofasoft,spongytexture. 1853,Mrs.S.F.Cowper,CountryRamblesinEngland,Or,JournalofaNaturalist,page172: Thecross-billwillhaveseedsfromtheapple,orconeofthefir—thegreen-finch,seedsfromtheuplands,ordoorofbarn,orrick-yard. 1889,UnitedStates.DepartmentofAgriculture,ReportoftheSecretaryofAgriculture,page376: The"apple"orgallusuallyformsasomewhatkidney-shapedexcrescence,attachedbyasmallbaseontheconcaveside,andvaryinginsizefromahalfaninchtoaninchandahalfinlength. SomethingwhichresemblesthefruitofMalusdomestica,suchasaglobe,ball,orbreast. 1705,J.S.,CityandCountryRecreation,page104: […]shruggingupherShoulders,toshewthetemptingApplesofherwhiteBreasts,Thensuddainlyletsthemsinkagain,tohidethem,blushing,asifthishadbeendonebychance. 1761,AnUniversalHistory:FromtheEarliestAccountstothePresentTime,page508: […]count-palatineoftheRhine,whoshallcarrytheglobeorimperialapple;and,onhisleft,themarquisofBrandenburgcarryingthescepter. 1851,RobertBigsby,OldPlacesRevisited;OrtheAntiquariansEnthusiast,page200: ThearmsofUplandwerea"goldenapple,"orglobe,surroundedwithabelt,inallusiontothemonarchy. 1956,MarionHargrove,TheGirlHeLeftBehind:Or,AllQuietintheThirdPlatoon,page129: Andypickeduphistwogrenadesandfollowedthelineintothepits.Theapplesfeltstrangelyheavyinhishands,andwhenhelookedatthemonewasasuglyandlethal-lookingastheother. 1975,C.W.Smith,CountryMusicIX,256: Apeasantblousethatshowedthetopsofthoselovelylittleapples. 2008,HaraldKleinschmidt,RulingtheWaves,BibliothecaHumanistica&Refo ContrarytoHenricusMartellus,Behaimincludedthetropics[onhisglobe...].Evidently,therewasnospaceforaFourthContinentonBehaim'sapple,althoughsomerecollectionoftheCatalanmapseemstoliebehindtheshapeofsouthernAfrica. (baseball,slang,obsolete)Theballinbaseball.[from20thc.] (informal)Whensmiling,theround,fleshypartofthecheeksbetweentheeyesandthecornersofthemouth. TheAdam'sapple. 1898,HughCharlesClifford,StudiesinBrownHumanity:BeingScrawlsandSmudgesinSepia,White,andYellow,page99: Thesweatoffearandexertionwasstreamingdownhisfaceandchest,andhisbreathcameinshort,tearing,hard-drawngaspsandgulps,whiletheappleinhisthroatleapedupanddownceaselessly[…] 1922,HenryWilliamson,DandelionDays,page113: ElsiewentawaywithherparentstoBelgiumandtheconvent-schoolonthetwelfth,andastheyleftTheFirsinthebatteredstationcabsurroundedbyboxesandtrunks,Williecouldnotspeak.Theappleinhisthroatroseandremainedthere […] 1999,LiamO'Flaherty,TheCollectedStories,WolfhoundPress(IE)(→ISBN) Theappleinhisneckwashittingagainsthiscollareverytimehedrewbreathandhetoreathiscollarnervously. 2005,SandraBenitez,NightoftheRadishes,Hyperion(→ISBN) Theappleinhisneckbobblesashegulps.“You'vegottobekidding.”“No,I'mnot.Yourinheritanceamountstomaybethreehundredthousanddollars." 2020,GeorgeR.R.Martin,AStormofSwords,Bantam(→ISBN),page959: IftheHoundhadnotbeenmoving,theknifemighthavecoredtheappleofhisthroat;insteaditonlygrazedhisribs,andwoundupquiveringinthewallnearthedoor.Helaughedthen,alaughascoldandhollowasifithadcomefromthebottomofadeepwell. ThefruitoftheTreeofKnowledge,eatenbyAdamandEveaccordingtopost-BiblicalChristiantradition;theforbiddenfruit.[from11thc.] 1667,JohnMilton,“BookIX”,inParadiseLost.APoemWritteninTenBooks,London:[…][SamuelSimmons], […],OCLC228722708;republishedasParadiseLostinTenBooks: […],London:BasilMontaguPickering […],1873,OCLC230729554,lines485–487:HimbyfraudIhaveſeduc'd/FromhisCreator,andthemoretoincreaſe/Yourwonder,withanApple;[…] 1976,JoniMitchell,"SongforSharon": Sharonyou'vegotahusband Andafamilyandafarm I'vegottheappleoftemptation Andadiamondsnakearoundmyarm 1985,BarryReckord,TheWhiteWitch:Womanatetheapple,anddiscoveredsex,andlostallshame,andliftupherfig—leaf,andshemustsufferthepainsofhell.Monthly. AtreeofthegenusMalus,especiallyonecultivatedforitsediblefruit;theappletree.[from15thc.] 1913,JohnWeathers,CommercialGardening,page38:IfthegraftedportionofanAppleorothertreewereexaminedafteronehundredyears,theoldcutsurfaceswouldstillbepresent,formatureorripenedwood,beingdead,neverunites. 2000P.A.Thomas,Trees:TheirNaturalHistory,page227: Thisallowsaweakplanttobenefitfromthestrongrootsofanother,oravigoroustree(suchasanapple)tobekeptsmallbygrowingon'dwarfingrootstock'. 2009,SidGardner,TheFaultsoftheOwensValley,→ISBN,page34:Usedtobeappleorchards,usedtobetheriverandirrigationditchesthatwateredtheapples,usedtobeminingtowns. 2012,TerriReid,TheEverythingGuidetoLivingOfftheGrid,page77:Otherfruittrees,likeapples,needwell-drainedsoil. Thewoodoftheappletree.[from19thc.] (intheplural,Cockneyrhymingslang)Shortforapplesandpears,slangforstairs.[from20thc.] (derogatory,ethnicslur)ANativeAmericanorred-skinnedpersonwhoactsand/orthinkslikeawhite(Caucasian)person. 1998,OpalJ.Moore,“GitThatGalaRedDress:AConversationBetweenFemaleFacultyataStateSchoolinVirginia”,inDarylCumberDance,editor,Honey,Hush!:AnAnthologyofAfricanAmericanWomen'sHumor,W.W.Norton&Company,→ISBN,page537:Thepresenter,closetotears,toldtheaudiencethatshe'sreallyanapple—whiteontheinsideandredontheoutside—NativeAmerican. 2012November12,JoelSpring,TheCulturalTransformationofANativeAmericanFamilyandItsTribe1763-1995:ABasketofApples‎[2],Routledge,→ISBN,ch.9:Myancestorsfivegenerationsremovedwere"apples"whowere"White"ontheinsideand"Red"ontheoutside. (icehockey,slang)Anassist. (slang)ACBradioenthusiast. 1977,NewScientist(volume74,page764) Becauseofovercrowding,manyaCBenthusiast(calledan"apple")isstrappinganillegallinearamplifier("boots")ontohistransceiver("ears")[…] Synonyms[edit] (atreeofthegenusMalus):malus Derivedterms[edit] termsderivedfromapple Adam'sapple alligatorapple(Annonaglabra) anappleaday;anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway Apple applesandoranges;applestooranges(tocompare) applesandpears appleaphid(appleaphis)(Aphispomi) applebee(Bombuspomorum) apple-berry(Billardierascandens) appleblight appleblossom appleborer apple-box applebrandy applebrowntortrix(Pandemisheparana) applebudandleafmite applebudmoth applebudweevil apple-bug applebumblebee(Bombuspomorum) applebutter applecake applecanker applecart applecharlotte apple-cheeked apple-cheese applecider appleclearwingmoth applecore apple-corer apple-crook applecrumble appled theappledoesn'tfallfarfromthetree appledomain apple-domed apple-dowdy apple-drane(apple-drone) appledrops appledumpling appledumplingshop apple-eating apple-faced apple-fallow applefly applefritter applefruitweevil applefruitrhynchites apple-garth applegeranium applegrainaphid apple-grassaphid applegreen(apple-green) apple-grey apple-gum applehead(applehead) apple-headed appleicewine applish AppleIsle apple-jack(applejack) applejacks applejelly applejellynodules apple-john applejuice apple-knocker appleleafminer appleless applelike appleliqueur applemaggot applemartini applemidge applemint(applemint) apple-monger apple-mose apple-moss(Bartramiaspp.) apple-moth applenut appleofAdam appleofdiscord appleoflove appleofPeru appleofSodom appleofsomebody'seye;appleoftheeye apple-oil appleorchard applepandowdy apple-pear apple-peeler apple-peru applepie apple-plum apple-polish apple-polisher apple-polishing apple-pomice applepotatobread applePunic applepygmymoth applerootaphid applerust applerustmite apples applesandpears applesauce(applesauce) applesawfly applescab appleschnapps apple-scoop appleseed(appleseed) appleshell applesmallerminemoth apple-snail apple-slump applesnow applesofgold appleofone'seye;appleofsomebody'seye ApplesoftheHesperides applesourpuss apple'squeen apple-squire applestrudel applesucker appletini Appletise;Appletiser appletree appleturnover appletwig-cutter AppleValley AppleWassail apple-water applewedger appleweevil;appleblossomweevil(Anthonomuspomorum) apple-wife applewine apple-woman applewood appleworm apple-wort apple-yard arottenapplespoilsthebarrel assureasGodmadelittleapples(sureasGodmadelittleapples) badapple bake-apple(bakeapple,baked-apple) bakingapple Baldwinapple balsamapple,balmapple(Momordicabalsamina) bellapple theBigApple bitterapple(Citrulluscolocynthis) bladeapple bobforapples bobbingforapples Bragi'sapples candiedapple;candyapple caramelapple cashewapple cedarapple cedar-applerust cherryapple chess-apple cider-apple commonthornapple compareappleswithapples cookingapple crabapple(crabapple) Criterionapple custardapple Dead-Seaapple desertthorn-apple dessertapple devil'sapple devil'sapples earth-apple eatingapple eggapple elephantapple goldenapple greenappleaphid hedgeapple hogapple horseapple howdoyoulikethemapples? Indianapple Jamaicaapple javaapple Jew'sapple John-apple June-apple kaiapple kangarooapple kei-apple ladyapple theLittleApple loveapple Macounapple madapple Malayapple mameyapple mammeeapple mandrakeapple Mayapple,(mayapple) McIntosh medianapple MicahRood'sapples monkeyapple monkeyappletree oakapple,(oak-apple) Otaheiteapple pear-apple Persianapple Peruvianapplecactus pineapple pinkfirapple pitchapple polishtheapple pondapple potatoapple,(potato-apple) prairieapple prairiecrabapple pricklycustardapple Punicapple queenapple roadapple roadapples roseapple rottenapple sage-apple sea-apple seven-yearapple sheld-apple(shell-apple) she'llbeapples;she'sapples Snapple snowapple soapapple sorb-apple southerncrabapple starapple stocking-apple stoneapple sugarapple sweetapple taffyapple(toffeeapple) thornapple toffeeapple tropicalsodaapple(Solanumviarum) vi-apple vineapple waterapple(Syzygiumaqueum) waxapple(Syzygiumsamarangense) Westburyapple wildapple(Malusspp.) wildbalsamapple wineapple winterapple(Eremophiladebilis) wiseapple wolfapple(Solanumlycocarpum) woodapple woollyappleaphid(Eriosomalanigerum) Descendants[edit] TokPisin:apel →Abenaki:aples(