appleseed

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Definition of appleseed in English English dictionary

{i} family name; Johnny Appleseed (1774-1845, born John Chapman), legendary pioneer who traveled through the American wilderness and planted apple orchards

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Johnny Appleseed

the nickname of John Chapman (1774-1845), who walked around the eastern US planting apple trees and encouraging other people to plant them. orig. John Chapman born Sept. 26, 1774, Leominster, Mass. died March 18?, 1845, near Ft. Wayne, Ind., U.S. U.S. pioneer and folk hero. He was trained as a nurseryman and began 1800 collecting apple seeds from cider presses in Pennsylvania. He then traveled west to the Ohio River valley, planting apple seeds along the way. He tended 1,200 acres of his own orchards and was responsible for hundreds of square miles of others, having sold or given away thousands of apple seedlings to pioneers. His kind and generous nature, devout spirituality, affinity for the Indians and the wilderness, and eccentric appearance (including bare feet, a coffee-sack shirt, and a mush pan for a hat) helped make him a figure of legend

Johnny Appleseed

(1774-1845, born John Chapman) legendary pioneer who traveled through the American wilderness and planted apple orchards (famous for his peaceful character and simple lifestyle)

Hyphenation

Ap·ple·seed

Turkish pronunciation

äpılsid

Pronunciation

/ˈapəlˌsēd/ /ˈæpəlˌsiːd/