apple tree

UK/ˈæpl̩ tɹiː/Canada, US/ˈæpl̩ tɹi/

noun

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

OriginMiddle English appeltre ← Old English æppeltrēow →
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Meanings

nounapple tree (plural apple trees)

plural apple trees · alternative appletree · alternative apple-tree

  1. biologyAny tree that bears apples, principally Malus domestica but also certain wild species.

Origin

  1. Old Englishæppeltrēow
  2. Middle Englishappeltre
  3. Englishapple tree

From Middle English appeltre, appiltre, appultre, from Old English æppeltrēow, corresponding to apple + tree. Cognate with Danish æbletræ, Swedish äppelträd, Norwegian epletre, Icelandic eplatré.

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Translations

Afrikaans appelboom
  • appelboomtree that bears apples
Ancient Greek μηλέα
  • μηλέα (mēléa)tree that bears apples
Arabic شَجَرَةُ اَلتُّفَّاحِ
  • شَجَرَةُ اَلتُّفَّاحِ (šajaratu at-tuffāḥi)tree that bears apples
Basque sagarrondo
  • sagarrondotree that bears apples
Bulgarian я́бълка, ябълково дърво
  • я́бълка (jábălka)tree that bears apples
  • ябълково дърво (jabălkovo dărvo)tree that bears apples
Catalan pomer, pomera
  • pomertree that bears apples
  • pomeratree that bears apples
Chinese Cantonese 蘋果樹 /苹果树
  • 蘋果樹 /苹果树 (ping⁴ gwo² syu⁶)tree that bears apples
Chinese Mandarin 蘋果樹 /苹果树
  • 蘋果樹 /苹果树 (píngguǒshù)tree that bears apples
Czech jabloň
  • jabloňtree that bears apples
Danish æbletræ
  • æbletrætree that bears apples
Dutch appelboom, appelaar
  • appelboomtree that bears apples
  • appelaartree that bears apples
Esperanto pomujo, pomarbo
  • pomujotree that bears apples
  • pomarbotree that bears apples
Estonian õunapuu
  • õunapuutree that bears apples
Finnish omenapuu
  • omenapuutree that bears apples
French pommier
  • pommiertree that bears apples
German Apfelbaum
  • Apfelbaumtree that bears apples
Greek μηλιά
  • μηλιά (miliá)tree that bears apples
Hebrew עֵץ תַּפּוּחַ
  • עֵץ תַּפּוּחַ ('ets tapúakh)tree that bears apples
Hindi सेब, सेव
  • सेब (seb)tree that bears apples
  • सेव (sev)tree that bears apples
  • सेउ (seu)tree that bears apples
Hungarian almafa
  • almafatree that bears apples
Icelandic eplatré
  • eplatrétree that bears apples
Irish abhaill, crann úll
  • abhailltree that bears apples
  • crann úlltree that bears apples
Italian melo
  • melotree that bears apples
Japanese 林檎の木, リンゴの木
  • 林檎の木 (ringo no ki)tree that bears apples
  • リンゴの木 (ringo no ki)tree that bears apples
Korean 사과나무
  • 사과나무 (sagwanamu)tree that bears apples
Latin malus
  • malustree that bears apples
Latvian ābele
  • ābeletree that bears apples
Lithuanian obelis
  • obelistree that bears apples
Norwegian Bokmål epletre, apal
  • epletretree that bears apples
  • apaltree that bears apples
  • abildtree that bears apples
  • abildtretree that bears apples
  • apaltretree that bears apples
Persian درخت سیب
  • درخت سیب (deraxt-e sib)tree that bears apples
Polish jabłoń
  • jabłońtree that bears apples
Portuguese macieira
  • macieiratree that bears apples
Romanian măr
  • mărtree that bears apples
Russian я́блоня, я́блонь
  • я́блоня (jáblonja)tree that bears apples
  • я́блонь (jáblonʹ)tree that bears apples
Scottish Gaelic craobh-ubhail
  • craobh-ubhailtree that bears apples
Slovak jabloň
  • jabloňtree that bears apples
Spanish manzano, melo
  • manzanotree that bears apples
  • melotree that bears apples
  • pomotree that bears apples
Swahili mtofaa
  • mtofaatree that bears apples
Swedish äppelträd
  • äppelträdtree that bears apples
Tagalog puno ng mansanas
  • puno ng mansanastree that bears apples
Thai ต้นแอปเปิล
  • ต้นแอปเปิล (dtôn àepbpern)tree that bears apples
Turkish elma, elma ağacı
  • elmatree that bears apples
  • elma ağacıtree that bears apples
Ukrainian я́блуня, я́блінь
  • я́блуня (jáblunja)tree that bears apples
  • я́блінь (jáblinʹ)tree that bears apples
Vietnamese cây táo
  • cây táotree that bears apples
Welsh coeden afalau, afallen
  • coeden afalautree that bears apples
  • afallentree that bears apples
Yiddish אַפּלבוים, עפּלבוים
  • אַפּלבוים (aplboym)tree that bears apples
  • עפּלבוים (eplboym)tree that bears apples
Cite this entry
APA

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Chicago

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