- apple of Peru
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a plant, Nicandra physalodes, of the nightshade family, having large blue flowers.[1775-85, Amer.]
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apple of Peru
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Apple of Peru — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apple of Peru — noun 1. coarse South American herb grown for its blue and white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry • Syn: ↑shoo fly, ↑Nicandra physaloides • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Nicandra … Useful english dictionary
apple of Peru — dumplūninė nikandra statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Nicandra physalodes), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. Piktžolė. atitikmenys: lot. Atropa physalodes; Nicandra physalodes; Pentagonia physalodes angl. apple … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
apple-of-Peru — dumplūninė nikandra statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Nicandra physalodes), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. Piktžolė. atitikmenys: lot. Atropa physalodes; Nicandra physalodes; Pentagonia physalodes angl. apple … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
apple of Peru — nikandra statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių (Solanaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Nicandra). atitikmenys: lot. Nicandra angl. apple of Peru; nicandra vok. Giftbeere rus. никандра lenk. nikandra … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
apple of Peru — noun an erect, pale blue flowered herb, Nicandra physalodes, native to South America but a weed of cultivation elsewhere …
Apple — Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown origin.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apple blight — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apple borer — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apple brandy — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
