"apple-pie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: apple-pies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} apple-pie (plural apple-pies)
  1. Alternative spelling of apple pie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: apple pie
    Sense id: en-apple-pie-en-noun-g59WClzk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Verb

Forms: apple-pies [present, singular, third-person], apple-pieing [participle, present], apple-pied [participle, past], apple-pied [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb||~ing}} apple-pie (third-person singular simple present apple-pies, present participle apple-pieing, simple past and past participle apple-pied)
  1. Alternative spelling of apple pie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: apple pie
    Sense id: en-apple-pie-en-verb-g59WClzk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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