eating apple
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- noun
- /ˈiːtɪŋ ˈæpəl/
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- Finding ourselves hungry, we commenced picking and eating apples.
- good eating apples
Examples
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For a refreshing treat, nothing beats a chilled eating apple on a hot summer day.
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I'm going to have a hard time eating apples, and it would be silly of me to harbor resentment towards the apple growers for wanting superior varieties.
Blog text (14) -
The typical eating apple of today probably contains genes from only two or three of the known species, Forsline says.
Academic text (1994) -
Then the market for eating apples became more and more selective, eventually focusing on two varieties: the Red and Golden Delicious.
Academic text (2005) -
I can't abide eating apples from a store now, so tasteless and mealy, yuck!
Blog text (8) -
But only 4 of 35 known Malus species are indigenous to the United States, and the 4 are crabapple types that aren't suitable as eating apples.
Academic text (1994) -
My favorite fruit to snack on is a crisp, juicy eating apple straight from the tree.
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During the picnic, we packed a basket full of eating apples to share with our friends.
Synonyms
An apple grown to be eaten raw, usually sweet and good for snacking
Antonyms
How Sweet
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an apple intended for eating rather than for cooking' is directly and compositionally derived from 'eating' (consumption) + 'apple' (fruit). This gerund + noun modifier pattern is common and straightforward cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Eating apple comes from market labels farmers and sellers used to show which apples were best to eat, not to cook. Sellers marked sweet, crisp apples with 'eating' so shoppers would know they are for 'eating raw', and that's why the term means an apple grown or sold to be eaten fresh.