An apple is a round fruit with firm skin and crisp flesh that grows on trees and comes in many colors and flavors.
From Old English "æppel," which once meant fruit in general before narrowing to the specific fruit we know today. Many languages used similar words broadly before specializing them.
The “forbidden fruit” in the Bible was never named as an apple; that connection came later through art and wordplay. A simple fruit ended up carrying centuries of symbolism about knowledge, temptation, and even technology brands.
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