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apple box

British  

noun

  1. Also called: apple gum.  an ornamental Australian tree, Eucalyptus bridgesiana, having heart-shaped juvenile leaves, large lanceolate adult leaves, and conical fruits

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I loved when I was doing “Six Feet Under,” sitting on an apple box underneath the camera and being onstage with everybody.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2025

Reichardt remembered the actress, who had recently received her first Oscar nomination, sitting on an apple box on the side of the road during the filming of “Wendy.”

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2023

A. If you’re working alongside Lon McEachern, stand on an apple box.

From Washington Post Oct. 29, 2017

It was placed in an old apple box on the farm's screened porch for the night, and when Lloyd Olsen woke the following morning, he stepped outside to see what had happened.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2015

Crooks had his apple box over his bunk, and in it a range of medicine bottles, both for himself and for the horses.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

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