What is "apple tree"

Apple \Ap"ple\ ([a^]p"p'l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. ["a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown origin.]

1. The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree ( Pyrus malus) cultivated in numberless varieties in the temperate zones.

   Note: The European crab apple is supposed to be the original kind, from which all others have sprung.

2. (bot.) Any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.

3. Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or love apple (a tomato), balsam apple, egg apple, oak apple.

4. Anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold. Note: Apple is used either adjectively or in combination; as, apple paper or apple-paper, apple-shaped, apple blossom, apple dumpling, apple pudding. Apple blight, an aphid which injures apple trees. See Blight, n. Apple borer (Zo["o]l.), a coleopterous insect ( Saperda candida or Saperda bivittata), the larva of which bores into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree. Apple brandy, brandy made from apples. Apple butter, a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider. --Bartlett. Apple corer, an instrument for removing the cores from apples. Apple fly (Zo["o]l.), any dipterous insect, the larva of which burrows in apples. Apple flies belong to the genera Drosophila and Trypeta. Apple midge (Zo["o]l.) a small dipterous insect ( Sciara mali), the larva of which bores in apples. Apple of the eye, the pupil. Apple of discord, a subject of contention and envy, so called from the mythological golden apple, inscribed ``For the fairest,'' which was thrown into an assembly of the gods by Eris, the goddess of discord. It was contended for by Juno, Minerva, and Venus, and was adjudged to the latter. Apple of love, or Love apple, the tomato ( Lycopersicum esculentum). Apple of Peru, a large coarse herb ( Nicandra physaloides) bearing pale blue flowers, and a bladderlike fruit inclosing a dry berry. Apples of Sodom, a fruit described by ancient writers as externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often given to the fruit of Solanum Sodom[ae]um, a prickly shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato. Apple sauce, stewed apples. [U. S.] Apple snail or Apple shell (Zo["o]l.), a fresh-water, operculated, spiral shell of the genus Ampullaria. Apple tart, a tart containing apples. Apple tree, a tree which naturally bears apples. See Apple, 2. Apple wine, cider. Apple worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a small moth ( Carpocapsa pomonella) which burrows in the interior of apples. See Codling moth. Dead Sea Apple.

   1. pl. Apples of Sodom. Also Fig. ``To seek the Dead Sea apples of politics.''
      --S. B. Griffin.

   2. A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See Gallnut.

n. Any tree that bears apples, principally ''Malus domestica'' but also certain wild species.

n. any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits

An apple tree is a tree best known for its fruit, the apple.

Apple tree, The Apple Tree, Appletree and similar may also refer to:

• AppleTree, an indie rock band from Bogotá, Colombia
• Apple Trees, a 1992 German film
• The Apple Tree, a 1966 Broadway musical
• Apple Tree (album), a 1996 EP by Applejaxx
• "Appletree" (song), a 1998 song by Erykah Badu
• "Apple Tree", a song by Australian band Wolfmother from their self-titled debut album
• "Apple Trees", a song by Faun Fables from Early Song
• "Apple Trees", a song by Eels from End Times
• The Appletree Theatre, an American musical group
• The Apple Tree (anthology), a 1952 book by Daphne du Maurier
• AppleTree Markets, an American supermarket chain
• Appletree Cove, a bay in Washington, USA
• Appletree Eyot, an island in the River Thames in England

Apple Tree (foaled 6 March 1989) is a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. During a racing career which lasted from September 1991 until October 1995 he competed in France, Germany, England, the United States and Japan, winning seven of his twenty-six races. After showing promise as a two-year-old he won the Prix Greffulhe and the Preis von Europa in 1992. As a four-year-old he ran prominently in several major races before winning the Prix du Prince d'Orange and the Turf Classic. He reached his peak as a five-year-old in 1994 when he defeated top-class international fields in the Coronation Cup and the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. After his retirement from racing he stood as a breeding stallion with limited success.