love applen.

Brit.

/ˈlʌv ˌapl/, U.S.

/ˈləv ˌæp(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: love n.¹, apple n.

Etymology: < love n.¹ + apple n. Compare Middle French, French †pomme d'amour (1547 or earlier denoting the tomato, 19th cent. or earlier denoting the aubergine), post-classical Latin poma amoris (1597), amoris pomum (see quot. 1622), German Liebesapfel tomato (late 18th cent. or earlier; apparently earlier also Liebapfel (apparently 17th cent.)). With use in quot. 1578 compare raging apple n. at raging adj. and adv. Compounds.

Now chiefly historical.

The fruit of either of two plants of the genus Solanum: (originally) †aubergine, S. melongena (obsolete); (in later use) tomato, S. esculentum. Also: the plants bearing these fruits. Cf. apple of love n. at apple n. Phrases 3c.figurative in quot. 1812.

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1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. lxxxv. 438 There be two kindes of Amorus or Raging love apples [Fr. verangenes, Du. verangenes].

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. vii. 230 (note) A kinde of fruit growing on the ground like a Melon. Also they are called Amoris poma. Love-Apples, because they provoke a man to Lust.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. v. 81/2 He beareth Argent, two Love Apples.

1706 tr. L. Liger Compl. Florist in tr. F. Gentil Le Jardinier Solitaire 305 There is no Plant in our Gardens that grows higher than the Love-Apple.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xvi. 207 Tomatos or Love-apples..is also admitted to the table, and eaten with impunity.

1802 tr. C. A. Fischer Trav. Spain xxxiii. 206 Guisado, a kind of ragoût composed principally of fowl..is dressed with oil in a frying pan and tomates or love-apples are often added.

1812 T. Moore Living Lustres in H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. (ed. 2) 29 I mean the love-apples that bloom in the eyes.

c1851 P. A. Schenk Gardener's Text-bk. 6 The well-known tomato, which is now highly esteemed in all kitchens, was formerly raised in the flower garden under the name of love apple.

1907 W. W. Tracy Tomato Cult. ii. 14 The garden vegetable known in this country as tomato..is also known as Wolf-peach and Love Apple in England and America.

1938 Amer. Home Oct. 64/3 (advt.) A love apple is what your great-great-grandmother used to call the tomato. In spite of the charming name, she believed it to be inedible.

2002 R. Sterling et al. World Food: Greece 47 Perhaps the most common vegetable in Greece is the tomato... How far the little love apple has come.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	love apple
释义	love applen. Brit. /ˈlʌv ˌapl/, U.S. /ˈləv ˌæp(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: love n.¹, apple n. Etymology: < love n.¹ + apple n. Compare Middle French, French †pomme d'amour (1547 or earlier denoting the tomato, 19th cent. or earlier denoting the aubergine), post-classical Latin poma amoris (1597), amoris pomum (see quot. 1622), German Liebesapfel tomato (late 18th cent. or earlier; apparently earlier also Liebapfel (apparently 17th cent.)). With use in quot. 1578 compare raging apple n. at raging adj. and adv. Compounds. Now chiefly historical. The fruit of either of two plants of the genus Solanum: (originally) †aubergine, S. melongena (obsolete); (in later use) tomato, S. esculentum. Also: the plants bearing these fruits. Cf. apple of love n. at apple n. Phrases 3c.figurative in quot. 1812. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > fruits as vegetables > [noun] > aubergine love apple1578 brinjal1611 brown jolly1756 melongene1793 aubergine1796 egg-fruit1811 garden egg1811 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > fruits as vegetables > [noun] > tomato love apple1578 tomato1604 wolf's peach1760 pomodoro1842 Jew's ear1883 tom1912 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > tomato golden apple1578 love apple1578 tomato1604 wolf's peach1760 tommytoe1838 cherry tomato1859 Jew's ear1883 mato1895 Marmande1967 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. lxxxv. 438 There be two kindes of Amorus or Raging love apples [Fr. verangenes, Du. verangenes]. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. vii. 230 (note) A kinde of fruit growing on the ground like a Melon. Also they are called Amoris poma. Love-Apples, because they provoke a man to Lust. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. v. 81/2 He beareth Argent, two Love Apples. 1706 tr. L. Liger Compl. Florist in tr. F. Gentil Le Jardinier Solitaire 305 There is no Plant in our Gardens that grows higher than the Love-Apple. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xvi. 207 Tomatos or Love-apples..is also admitted to the table, and eaten with impunity. 1802 tr. C. A. Fischer Trav. Spain xxxiii. 206 Guisado, a kind of ragoût composed principally of fowl..is dressed with oil in a frying pan and tomates or love-apples are often added. 1812 T. Moore Living Lustres in H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. (ed. 2) 29 I mean the love-apples that bloom in the eyes. c1851 P. A. Schenk Gardener's Text-bk. 6 The well-known tomato, which is now highly esteemed in all kitchens, was formerly raised in the flower garden under the name of love apple. 1907 W. W. Tracy Tomato Cult. ii. 14 The garden vegetable known in this country as tomato..is also known as Wolf-peach and Love Apple in England and America. 1938 Amer. Home Oct. 64/3 (advt.) A love apple is what your great-great-grandmother used to call the tomato. In spite of the charming name, she believed it to be inedible. 2002 R. Sterling et al. World Food: Greece 47 Perhaps the most common vegetable in Greece is the tomato... How far the little love apple has come. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578
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