groundapple
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groundapple
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From ground + apple. Compare earthapple.
noun groundapples · ground-apple · ground apple
- An apple that has fallen to the ground. It was a chesol deer, tawny as the Plains grasses when they flowered. A number of other wolves – five, six – followed them; these carried groundapples in their mouths.
- An edible root or tuber, particularly, a potato or turnip. "Why, it is a ground-apple," and taking it from her he cut off a piece and put it in his mouth. In an instant, he cried: "You vixen! you knew that was Indian turnip - the most infernal thing that ever grew in a civilized country."
Talk about this word "groundapple." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/groundapple. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. groundapple. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/groundapple "groundapple." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/groundapple.Cite this
@misc{groundapple_2026,
title = {groundapple},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/groundapple},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
