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APPLE TREE

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Meaning:

Any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits

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Nouns denoting plants

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

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (substance of "apple tree"):

applewood (wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "apple tree"):

apple; Malus pumila; orchard apple tree (native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits)

crab apple; crabapple; wild apple (any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit)

crab apple; crabapple; cultivated crab apple (any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms)

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

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

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