love apple: Meaning and Definition of

love' ap"ple

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a tropical, tender plant, Solanum aculeatissimum, of the nightshade family, having prickly leaves, clusters of large, star-shaped white flowers, and red, tomatolike fruit.
  2. the tomato.
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