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apple

apple /ˈæpəl/ noun
plural apples
apple
/ˈæpəl/
noun
plural apples
Britannica Dictionary definition of APPLE
: a round fruit with red, yellow, or green skin and firm white flesh
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often used before another noun see color picture on this page
◊ In figurative use, a bad apple or rotten apple is a bad member of a group who causes problems for the rest of the group.
see also adam's apple, crab apple

compare apples to apples/oranges

see 1compare

the apple of someone's eye

: a person or thing that someone loves very much

upset the apple cart

see 2upset