Definition of apple

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Apple proper noun (the Apple) A nickname for New York City (usually the Big Apple). (®) A multimedia corporation (w:Apple Corps, Apple Corps) and record company (w:Apple Records, Apple Records) founded by the w:Beatles, Beatles. (®) Name of the company, w:Apple Inc., Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer), that produces computers and other digital devices. (®) A computer produced by the company Apple Inc. (rare) a female given name. *Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for Apple* for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.

apple noun A common round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates. A tree growing such fruit, of the genus Malus; the apple tree. The wood of the apple tree. (context, in plural, Cockney rhyming slang) Short for apples and pears. (context, baseball, slang, obsolete) The ball in baseball. *Translations:* Dutch: appel^(nl)m French: pommier_(fr)m German: Apfelholz Italian: mela^(it)f Spanish: manzana^(es)f *Etymology:* íppel "fruit, apple" < (Ger.) apala- < abl-, ablu- . Cognate with Scots aipple, Dutch appelDutch, appel, German Apfel, Swedish ípple; and (from IE) with Irish íll, Lithuanian obuolys, Russian Ñ, Serbian ÑÑ. *Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for apple* for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.

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