APPLESEED, JOHNNY


Meaning of APPLESEED, JOHNNY in English

Ap ‧ ple ‧ seed, John ‧ ny /ˈæp ə lsiːd, ˈdʒɒni $ ˈdʒɑː-/ BrE AmE

the ↑ nickname of John Chapman(1774–1845), who walked around the eastern US planting apple trees and encouraging other people to plant them

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.