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baked-apple berry

baked-apple berry

9.9
A creeping plant that lives many years and makes soft yellow-orange berries that taste like baked apples
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : mora de manzana al horno
  • The baked-apple berry is delicious.

Examples

  • In Scandinavia, the baked-apple berry is prized for its unique flavor in desserts and jams.

  • The soft, golden-orange fruit of the baked-apple berry has a sweet taste reminiscent of stewed apples.

  • After a day of hiking, we found a patch of baked-apple berries growing near the edge of the forest.

  • Have you ever tried a baked-apple berry?

  • The baked-apple berry grows low to the ground and produces bright orange berries that taste sweet and fruity.

  • During our hike, we discovered a patch of baked-apple berries and tried some of the soft, yellow fruits.

  • In the forest, I picked a few baked-apple berries, enjoying their unique flavor that reminded me of warm apple pie.

Synonyms

cloudberry
vsbaked-apple berry
  • UK
1 9.3

A low northern plant that makes small edible orange berries

emphasizes berries also resemble and taste like cooked apple
bakeapple
vsbaked-apple berry
  • Canadian
9.9

A low plant that grows in bogs and makes yellow edible berries

notes berries specifically resemble and taste like cooked apple
Rubus chamaemorus
vsbaked-apple berry
  • UK
9.9

A low northern plant that makes orange berries you can eat in wet places

is the common term that adds a cooked apple taste detail

Surface Forms

Morphology

baked-apple + berry

The meaning is directly compositional: 'baked-apple' (an apple that is baked or tastes like a baked apple) modifies 'berry', so the phrase denotes a berry that resembles or tastes like baked apples. Even though 'baked-apple' is not listed as a dictionary lemma, a B1 learner who knows 'baked', 'apple', and 'berry' can readily infer this plant/fruit meaning; such descriptive naming is common cross-linguistically.

Etymology

Baked-apple berry gets its name from the way the little fruit looks and tastes. The soft, golden berries smell and taste like a baked apple, so people called the plant a berry that reminds them of a 'baked apple'.