love apple
Americannoun
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a tropical, tender plant, Solanum aculeatissimum, of the nightshade family, having prickly leaves, clusters of large, star-shaped white flowers, and red, tomatolike fruit.
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Archaic. the tomato.
noun
Etymology
Origin of love apple
1570–80; compare French pomme d'amour, German Liebesapfel
Example Sentences
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And she could see Aunt Grace in the kitchen, energetically whipping cream for the apple pie for dinner—"Carol always did love apple pie with whipped cream."
From Sunny Slopes by Hueston, Ethel
I need not tell you, gentlemen, the popular name for the Tomato is love apple!
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
They're nearly gone; but I shall always love apple blossoms.
From In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date by Burnham, Clara Louise
Description.—The tomato, or "love apple," as it was called in the early part of the century, is a native of South America and Mexico.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.
When the mandrake acquired the definite significance as a symbol of the Great Mother and the power of life-giving, its fruit, "the love apple," became the quintessence of vitality and fertility.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by Smith, G. Elliot
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