(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
An ~ is a round fruit with smooth green, yellow, or red skin and firm white flesh.
I want an ~.
...his ongoing search for the finest varieties of ~.
...a large garden with ~ trees in it.
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see also Adam’s ~ , Big Apple , crab ~
2.
If you say that someone is the ~ of your eye, you mean that they are very important to you and you are extremely fond of them.
Penny’s only son was the ~ of her eye.
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