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Two ripe apples with red and yellow skin hang from a leafy branch on an apple tree.
Apples Ripening apples (Malus domestica).

Apple

fruit and tree
Also known as: Malus domestica
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Taxonomy See also list of plants in the family Rosaceae Apple, (Malus domestica), domesticated tree and fruit of the Rose family, one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Apples are predominantly grown for sale as fresh fruit, though apples are also used commercially for vinegar, juice, jelly, applesauce, and apple butter and are canned as pie stock. A significant portion of the global crop also is used for cider, wine, and brandy. Fresh apples...

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