What does apple-tree mean?

apple-tree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.50 in modern English

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noun

"And I'll sing a song as rare Of the apple-tree! The red-bloomed apple-tree; The red-cheeked apple-tree;"
"Many years ago, my old friend, the late Dr. J. A. Lintner, State Entomologist of New York, compiled a list of 356 insects that feed on the apple-tree. Later authorities place the number at nearly five hundred species."

apple-trees (plural)

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