potato apple

American  

noun

1. the green berry of the potato.

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Etymology

Origin of potato apple

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Ingredients included frozen diluted apple and pineapple juice, and decorations were concocted from sweet potato, apple, carrot, pear, sugar cane, banana and bamboo.

From Washington Post

Now 21, he has not yet reacted to other foods that also contain the birch pollen protein, namely celery, potato, apple and peach, although he could eventually become sensitive to one or more of them.

From New York Times

Add the garlic, potato, apple and curry paste.

From Seattle Times

Mixed with sweet potato, apple sauce and pork sausage, both raccoon and squirrel taste delicious.

From Economist

The tandoor also imparts a winning smokiness to an unpromising-sounding snack of grilled pineapple, sweet potato, apple and bell pepper in a sweet-tart malt vinegar marinade that has a slowly mounting black-pepper buzz.

From New York Times