Apple Definition

ăpəl

apples

noun

apples

A cultivated deciduous tree ( Malus domestica or M. pumila ) in the rose family, native to Eurasia and having alternate simple leaves and white or pink flowers.

American Heritage

A round, firm, fleshy, edible fruit with a green, yellow, or red skin and small seeds.

Webster's New World

The firm, edible, usually rounded fruit of this tree.

American Heritage

Any of the trees (genus Malus) of the rose family bearing this fruit, widely distributed in temperate regions.

Webster's New World

Any of several other plants, especially those with fruits suggestive of the apple, such as the crabapple or custard apple.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
Malus pumila
orchard apple tree
pome
pomace
pippin
green apple
codling
blossom
winesap
stayman
wealthy
cortland
costard
russet
jonathan

pronoun

(with the) A nickname for New York City, usually “the Big Apple”.

Wiktionary

(trademark) A multimedia corporation (Apple Corps) and record company (Apple Records) founded by the Beatles.

Wiktionary

(trademark) Name of the company Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, that produces computers and other digital devices.

Wiktionary

(trademark) A computer produced by the company Apple Inc.

Wiktionary

(rare) A female given name.

Wiktionary

idiom

apple of (one's) eye

One that is treasured:
Her grandson is the apple of her eye.

American Heritage

compare apples and oranges

(to attempt to draw an analogy between) things regarded as not legitimately comparable

Webster's New World

the Apple

the Big Apple

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Apple

Noun

Singular:

apple

Plural:

apples

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Apple

apple of (one's) eye
compare apples and oranges
the Apple

Origin of Apple

From Middle English appel, from Old English æppel (“apple, any kind of fruit, fruit in general, apple of the eye, ball, anything round, bolus, pill”), from Proto-Germanic *aplaz (“apple”) (compare Scots aipple, West Frisian apel, Dutch appel, German Apfel, Swedish äpple), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébl̥, *h₂ebōl (compare Irish úll, Lithuanian óbuolỹs, Russian яблоко (jábloko), possibly Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ampelos, “vine”)).

From Wiktionary
Middle English appel from Old English æppel

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition