APPLE
What does "APPLE" mean?
The round, edible fruit of a tree of the rose family, typically red, green, or yellow.
Meanings
- The firm, round fruit of the apple tree, Malus domestica. She packed a crisp apple in her lunch every morning.
- The tree that bears this fruit. An old apple stood at the corner of the orchard.
Did you know?
- There are more than 7,500 named varieties of apple grown worldwide, yet apple trees grown from seed almost never resemble their parent - nearly every apple you eat comes from a grafted clone.
- The Bible never names the forbidden fruit as an apple; the link likely arose from a Latin pun, since 'malum' meant both 'apple' and 'evil'.
Word origin
From Old English 'æppel', which once meant fruit in general; the word narrowed to the specific fruit over centuries, leaving traces in 'pineapple' and 'earth-apple' for potato.
Remember it
APPLE has a double P - two pips at its core.
A little poem
Red skin, sudden white-
the whole orchard's summer locked
in one cold, clean bite.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why don't apple trees worry about their kids turning out the same? Because seeds never grow true - every apple is its own surprise.
What it teaches
Plant the seed of a thing you love and you get something new, not a copy; only grafting repeats the past.
Quick facts
What does APPLE mean?
The round, edible fruit of a tree of the rose family, typically red, green, or yellow.
Is APPLE a valid word?
Yes — APPLE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is APPLE?
APPLE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does APPLE come from?
From Old English 'æppel', which once meant fruit in general; the word narrowed to the specific fruit over centuries, leaving traces in 'pineapple' and 'earth-apple' for potato.
What can APPLE teach us?
Plant the seed of a thing you love and you get something new, not a copy; only grafting repeats the past.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.