apple
noun
ap·ple ˈa-pəl 
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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web To use: Combine rosemary oil with apple cider vinegar and rinse. 
Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 7 Sep. 2022 Close seconds included caramel apples and apple cider doughnuts. Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 To extend the decadent sour cream and mayo dressing, try blending it with a bit of olive oil and apple cider vinegar. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2022 For the most part, people here were looking forward to their autumn favorites: Sipping on hot apple cider, gathering around bonfires to toast up sticky-sweet s'mores, and getting a costume ready to pretend to be someone else for just one night. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022 The new restaurant was renamed ‘Tasty, Period,’ but had all the trappings of a regular McDonald’s menu: crispy chicken nuggets, skinny fries, steaming hot apple pies, and a Big Mac that was now called a Grand De Luxe. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022 Most also serve up your favorite autumn treats, such as hot apple cider donuts and cider slushies. Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 19 Aug. 2022 Seeing the homes in your neighborhood covered in a layer of foliage will fill you with instant nostalgia about sipping apple cider and watching fall movies as a kid. Adam Schubak, Country Living, 18 Aug. 2022 Gowan’s makes apple cider using oak-aged Pinot Noir wine grapes. Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 See More
Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 7 Sep. 2022 Close seconds included caramel apples and apple cider doughnuts. Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 To extend the decadent sour cream and mayo dressing, try blending it with a bit of olive oil and apple cider vinegar. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2022 For the most part, people here were looking forward to their autumn favorites: Sipping on hot apple cider, gathering around bonfires to toast up sticky-sweet s'mores, and getting a costume ready to pretend to be someone else for just one night. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022 The new restaurant was renamed ‘Tasty, Period,’ but had all the trappings of a regular McDonald’s menu: crispy chicken nuggets, skinny fries, steaming hot apple pies, and a Big Mac that was now called a Grand De Luxe. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022 Most also serve up your favorite autumn treats, such as hot apple cider donuts and cider slushies. Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 19 Aug. 2022 Seeing the homes in your neighborhood covered in a layer of foliage will fill you with instant nostalgia about sipping apple cider and watching fall movies as a kid. Adam Schubak, Country Living, 18 Aug. 2022 Gowan’s makes apple cider using oak-aged Pinot Noir wine grapes. Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English appel, from Old English æppel; akin to Old High German apful apple, Old Irish ubull, Old Church Slavonic ablŭko
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing apple
Kids Definition
apple
noun
ap·ple ˈa-pəl
: a round or oval fruit with red, yellow, or green skin and white flesh that grows on a spreading tree related to the rose
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