"earthapple" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: earthapples [plural]
Etymology: From earth + apple, modelled after German Erdapfel or Dutch aardappel; compare French pomme de terre. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|earth|apple}} earth + apple, {{m|de|Erdapfel}} Erdapfel, {{m|nl|aardappel}} aardappel, {{cog|fr|pomme de terre}} French pomme de terre Head templates: {{en-noun}} earthapple (plural earthapples)
  1. (rare) A potato Tags: rare Synonyms (potato): ground pear
    Sense id: en-earthapple-en-noun-zlAXvcbx Disambiguation of 'potato': 100 0
  2. The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Categories (lifeform): Heliantheae tribe plants, Potatoes, Root vegetables Synonyms (Jerusalem artichoke): ground pear
    Sense id: en-earthapple-en-noun-nMHvB2cQ Disambiguation of Heliantheae tribe plants: 6 94 Disambiguation of Potatoes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Root vegetables: 29 71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of 'Jerusalem artichoke': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: earth-apple, earth apple

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