gopher apple

noun

A low-growing, woody, native ground cover found in the Southeastern United States whose plant produces edible, white-to-purple, oval-shaped fruit favored by gopher tortoises.

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Meanings

noungopher apple (plural gopher apples)

plural gopher apples

  1. A low-growing, woody, native ground cover found in the Southeastern United States whose plant produces edible, white-to-purple, oval-shaped fruit favored by gopher tortoises.
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