"horse apple" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: horse apples [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} horse apple (plural horse apples)
  1. Alternative form of horseapple Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: horseapple
    Sense id: en-horse_apple-en-noun-mC~sncIx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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