love apple
noun
a tropical, tender plant, Solanum aculeatissimum, of the nightshade family, having prickly leaves, clusters of large, star-shaped white flowers, and red, tomatolike fruit.
Archaic.
the tomato.
Origin of love apple
1570–80; compare French
pomme d'amour, German
Liebesapfel
Words nearby love apple
lovage,
lovastatin,
lovat,
love,
love affair,
love apple,
love arrows,
love at first sight,
love beads,
love child,
love conquers all
Example sentences from the Web for love apple
It was first used for ornamental purposes and was called "love-apple."
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value |Harry SnyderSo far was he concern'd in looking after that Love-apple, or Night-shadow, for the cure of his own burning distemper.
All swallow the love-apple bait presented by some wicked genius of the devil, who sports with the affections of mankind.
The Court of Cacus |Alexander Leighton