fruit bat megabat | large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit |
harpy harpy bat tube-nosed bat tube-nosed fruit bat | any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes |
fruit fly pomace fly | any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits |
apple maggot railroad worm Rhagoletis pomonella | larvae bore into and feed on apples |
Mediterranean fruit fly medfly Ceratitis capitata | small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit |
apple aphid green apple aphid Aphis pomi | bright green aphid, feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves |
woolly apple aphid American blight Eriosoma lanigerum | primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees |
apple of discord | (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited), the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it, when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War |
apple orchard | a grove of apple trees |
fruit machine | a coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dials, certain combinations win money for the player |
yield fruit | an amount of a product |
thyroid cartilage Adam's apple | the largest cartilage of the larynx |
forbidden fruit | originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality) |
fruit of the poisonous tree | a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used |
fruit | the consequence of some effort or action, he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies |
fruit cocktail | a mixture of sliced or diced fruits |
candied fruit succade crystallized fruit | fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals |
candied apple candy apple taffy apple caramel apple toffee apple | an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar) |
compote fruit compote | dessert of stewed or baked fruit |
apple dumpling | apples wrapped in pastry and baked |
fruit custard | a custard containing fruit |
apple tart | a tart filled with sliced apples and sugar |
apple tart | a small open pie filled with sliced apples and sugar |
apple turnover | turnover with an apple filling |
apple pie | pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar |
fruit bar | cookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in bars |
apple fritter | fritter containing sliced apple |
apple butter | thick dark spicy puree of apples |
apple jelly | jelly made from apple juice |
edible fruit | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
eggplant aubergine mad apple | egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow |
apple | fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh |
crab apple crabapple | small sour apple, suitable for preserving, crabapples make a tangy jelly |
eating apple dessert apple | an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking |
cooking apple | an apple used primarily in cooking for pies and applesauce etc |
carambola star fruit | deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit, used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert |
citrus citrus fruit citrous fruit | any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp, grown in warm regions |
tangelo ugli ugli fruit | large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin |
dried fruit | fruit preserved by drying |
passion fruit | egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines, used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks |
bell apple sweet cup water lemon yellow granadilla | the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle |
custard apple | the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp |
bullock's heart Jamaica apple | large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp |
sweetsop annon sugar apple | sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds |
pond apple | ovoid yellow fruit with very fragrant peacholored flesh, related to custard apples |
kai apple | South African fruit smelling and tasting like apricots, used for pickles and preserves |
ackee akee | red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds, flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe |
genipap genipap fruit | a succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind |
kiwi kiwi fruit Chinese gooseberry | fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh |
mamey mammee mammee apple | globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh |