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horseapple

horseapple noun: the large, wrinkled, inedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera.

horseapple: the large, wrinkled, inedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera
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Noun

horseapple (plural horseapples)

  1. The large, wrinkled, inedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera.
    Synonyms:
    bodark, bois d'arc, hedgeapple, hedge-apple, Osage orange
  2. A tree of this species.

Synonyms of horseapple

Forms of horseapple

pluralhorseapples
alternative formhorse-apple
alternative formhorse apple

Origin of horseapple

From horse + apple.

Questions about horseapple

What does horseapple mean?
Horseapple means the large, wrinkled, inedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera.
What part of speech is horseapple?
Horseapple is a noun.
What is the plural of horseapple?
The plural of horseapple is horseapples.

Words near horseapple in the dictionary

  1. horse-watcher
  2. horse-whispering
  3. horse-yard
  4. horse-yards
  5. horseable
  6. horseapple
  7. horseapples
  8. horseback
  9. horseback opinion
  10. horseback opinions
  11. horsebacker

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