Definitions
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- noun The large, wrinkled,
inedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera - noun A
tree of this species.
Etymologies
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From horse + apple.
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Examples
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"And Raker's cousins would be on you like flies on horseapple."
The Black Company Cook, Glen 1984
vendingmachine commented on the word horseapple
My regional vocabulary refers to a horseapple as a hedgeapple. A horseapple sounds more interesting.
May 15, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word horseapple
See also osage orange.
May 15, 2019
ruzuzu commented on the word horseapple
Are we comparing apples and oranges?
May 15, 2019
bilby commented on the word horseapple
Given the formation of this compound I feel that 'inedible' in the definition is unreasonably anthropocentric.
May 15, 2019