If you say that someone is the apple of your eye, you mean that they are very important to you and you are extremely fond of them. Penny's only son was the apple of her eye. Fruit of the genus Malus, in the rose family, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. Malus species are native to the temperate zones of both hemispheres. They require a considerable period of dormancy, well-drained soil, careful pruning in early years of growth, and a rigorous pest-management program for mature trees. The apple is one of the pome (fleshy) fruits. Apples at harvest vary widely in size, shape, colour, and acidity, but most are fairly round and some shade of red or yellow. The thousands of varieties fall into three broad classes: cider, cooking, and dessert varieties. Varieties that ripen in late summer generally do not store well, but those that ripen in late autumn may be stored for as long as a year. The largest producers of apples are the U.S., China, France, Italy, and Turkey. Eaten fresh or cooked in various ways, apples provide vitamins A and C, carbohydrates, and fibre. Apple Computer Inc. apple scab custard apple
(Heb tappuah, meaning "fragrance") Probably the apricot or quince is intended by the word, as Palestine was too hot for the growth of apples proper It is enumerated among the most valuable trees of Palestine (Joel 1: 12), and frequently referred to in Canticles, and noted for its beauty (2: 3, 5; 8: 5) There is nothing to show that it was the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil " Dr Tristram has suggested that the apricot has better claims than any other fruit-tree to be the apple of Scripture It grows to a height of 30 feet, has a roundish mass of glossy leaves, and bears an orange coloured fruit that gives out a delicious perfume The "apple of the eye" is the Heb ishon, meaning manikin, i e , the pupil of the eye (Prov 7: 2) (Comp the promise, Zech 2: 8; the prayer, Ps 17: 8; and its fulfilment, Deut 32: 10 )
from George Hunt Williamson's book, The Saucers Speak (London, Neville Spearman, 1963), a term used interchangeably with "wanderer," indicating those souls from higher densities who choose to be born into the Earth plane to help in the evolution of its population but who go through the same forgetting process as all Earth natives do upon birth
Cultivated in temperate zones throughout the world for at least 3,000 years, there are now thousands of varieties of this popular member of the rose family
A personal computer hardware and software corporation Founded in the 1970's, it has a reputation for innovation Apple introduced the Macintosh computer in 1984 See also: Apple Computer (Webopedia), Apple Corporation website
(Malus pumila) The usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a rosaceous tree Those mentioned in Johnson correspondence included: Virginia Curtis Apple Hughes Crabapple, listed as a good cider apple Virginia White Apple, listed as a good cider apple
A program designed to be executed from within another application Unlike applications, applets cannot be executed directly from the operating system Applets are launched from another application either manually or automatically With the growing popularity of OLE (object linking and embedding), applets are becoming more prevalent A well-designed applet can be invoked from many different applications
The US based microcomputer company (and manufacturers of Macintosh range of personal computers) which pioneered the concept of a low-priced personal computer with the introduction of the Apple II in 1977
key (command or key): the special key, marked with an and located just left of the space bar, that works in conjunction with other keys to form commands and keyboard shortcuts Can cause problems for IBM users, who are accustomed to using the Control or Alt keys to form commands
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
An apple is a round fruit with smooth green, yellow, or red skin and firm white flesh. I want an apple. his ongoing search for the finest varieties of apple. a large garden with apple trees in it. see also Adam's apple, Big Apple, crab apple
Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or love apple (a tomato), balsam apple, egg apple, oak apple