love apple
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noun
a tropical, tender plant, Solanum aculeatissimum, of the nightshade family, having prickly leaves, clusters of large, star-shaped white flowers, and red, tomatolike fruit.
Archaic. the tomato.
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Origin of love apple
1570–80; compare French pomme d'amour,German Liebesapfel
Words nearby love apple
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