ORCHARD APPLE TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orchard apple tree mean? 

• ORCHARD APPLE TREE (noun)
  The noun ORCHARD APPLE TREE has 1 sense:

1. native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits

  Familiarity information: ORCHARD APPLE TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORCHARD APPLE TREE (noun)

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Meaning:

Native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

apple; Malus pumila; orchard apple tree

Hypernyms ("orchard apple tree" is a kind of...):

apple tree (any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits)

Meronyms (parts of "orchard apple tree"):

apple (fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh)

Holonyms ("orchard apple tree" is a member of...):

genus Malus; Malus (apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere)