love apple

noun

a tropical, tender plant, Solanum aculeatissimum, of the nightshade family, having prickly leaves, clusters of large, star-shaped white flowers, and red, tomatolike fruit.

Archaic. the tomato.

Origin of love apple

1570–80; compare French pomme d'amour,German Liebesapfel

Words nearby love apple

lovastatin, lovat, love, loveable, love affair, love apple, love arrows, love at first sight, love beads, lovebird, lovebite

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Example sentences from the Web for love apple

It was first used for ornamental purposes and was called "love-apple."
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
So far was he concern'd in looking after that Love-apple, or Night-shadow, for the cure of his own burning distemper.
The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and The Confession of the New-married Couple (1682)|A. Marsh
All swallow the love-apple bait presented by some wicked genius of the devil, who sports with the affections of mankind.
The Court of Cacus|Alexander Leighton

British Dictionary definitions for love apple

love apple

noun

an archaic name for tomato

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单词	love apple
释义	love apple noun a tropical, tender plant, Solanum aculeatissimum, of the nightshade family, having prickly leaves, clusters of large, star-shaped white flowers, and red, tomatolike fruit. Archaic. the tomato. Origin of love apple 1570–80; compare French pomme d'amour,German Liebesapfel Words nearby love apple lovastatin, lovat, love, loveable, love affair, love apple, love arrows, love at first sight, love beads, lovebird, lovebite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for love apple It was first used for ornamental purposes and was called "love-apple." Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value\|Harry Snyder So far was he concern'd in looking after that Love-apple, or Night-shadow, for the cure of his own burning distemper. The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and The Confession of the New-married Couple (1682)\|A. Marsh All swallow the love-apple bait presented by some wicked genius of the devil, who sports with the affections of mankind. The Court of Cacus\|Alexander Leighton British Dictionary definitions for love apple love apple noun an archaic name for tomato Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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