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apples

The correct spelling is apples.

How to pronounce apples

/ˈæ.pl̩z/
noun

IPA: /ˈæ.pl̩z/

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The correct spelling is apples. A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates.
  2. 2.Any of various tree-borne fruits or vegetables especially considered as resembling an apple; also (with qualifying words) used to form the names of other specific fruits such as custard apple, rose apple, thorn apple etc.
  3. 3.The fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, eaten by Adam and Eve according to post-Biblical Christian tradition; the forbidden fruit.
  4. 4.A tree of the genus Malus, especially one cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree.
  5. 5.The wood of the apple tree.

verb

  1. 1.To become apple-like.
  2. 2.To form buds.

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