Definition for Apple (-s)

apple (-s), n. [OE] (webplay: eye, love, orchard, reddish, round, tree, yellow).

  1. Reward; prize; incentive; eternal life.
  2. Pome; round, sweet, firm fruit of the Rosaceous tree.
  3. Fruit of the forbidden tree in Genesis 2 of the Bible.
  4. Phrase. “Apple tree”: woody plant with lovely blossoms and sweet round fruits.

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