apple-bearing en · ADJ
Etymology
From apple + bearing. Compare Old English æppelbǣre (literally “apple-bearing”).
Meanings
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Bearing, producing, or capable of producing apples
It would not be very flattering to the teaching profession if I were to enumerate to you how many times I was punished in order to be compelled to say, right or wrong, that an apple tree was an apple-bearing tree.
2001, Modern Greek Studies Yearbook
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most apple-bearing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more apple-bearing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| applebearing | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (2)
cy afalog (bearing apples) · cy afalddwyn (bearing apples)