often attributive
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
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Ukraine is the apple of Putin’s eye, Trump said, and the Russian would like to control the entire country.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Visitors come to Sweet Berry Farm to pick their own fruit, including strawberries in the spring; peaches and blackberries in the summer; and apples and pumpkins in the fall.
—Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
Read More: Dermatologists Have a Dirty Little Secret One study found that soaking apples in baking soda mixed with water for 12-15 minutes eliminated more residue than water alone.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 June 2025
This compound is also found in other foods besides tea and chocolate, such as grapes and apples.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Visitors come to Sweet Berry Farm to pick their own fruit, including strawberries in the spring; peaches and blackberries in the summer; and apples and pumpkins in the fall.
—Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
Read More: Dermatologists Have a Dirty Little Secret One study found that soaking apples in baking soda mixed with water for 12-15 minutes eliminated more residue than water alone.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 June 2025
This compound is also found in other foods besides tea and chocolate, such as grapes and apples.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
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“Apple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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apple
noun
ap·ple
ˈap-əl 
: a rounded fruit with a red, yellow, or green skin, firm white flesh and a seedy core
also
: the tree of the rose family that bears this fruit
Medical Definition
apple
noun
ap·ple
ˈap-əl
: 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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