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[[Image:Apples_photo.jpg|right|thumb|Two apples of different varieties.  Notice the differences in the "skins".]]
[[Image:Apples_photo.jpg|right|thumb|Two apples of different varieties.  Notice the differences in the "skins".]]


{{dablink|This article is about the fruit apple. For the consumer electronics company, see [[Apple Inc.]] For all other purposes, see [[apple (disambiguation)]]}}
An '''apple''' is a [[tree]] [[fruit]] of the plant ''Malus pumila'', commonly used in [[cooking]], or eaten raw. An apple's core contains five [[carpel|carpels]] formed in the shape of a [[star]], each containing between one and three [[seed]]s. Apples become ripe in the [[autumn|fall]], and are often used in desserts such as [[apple cobbler]], as well as many popular drinks such as [[apple cider]] and [[apple juice]].


An '''Apple''' is a [[tree]] [[fruit]] of the plant ''Malus pumila'', commonly used for [[cooking]] purposes and for eating raw. An apple's core contains five [[carpel|carpels]] formed in the shape of a [[star]], each containing between one and three [[seed|seeds]]. Apples become ripe in the [[autumn|fall]], and are often used in desserts such as [[apple cobbler]], as well as many popular drinks such as [[apple cider]] and [[apple juice]].
[[Image:Apple_outside.jpg|left|thumb|A different apple variety.]][[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]
 
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Two apples of different varieties. Notice the differences in the "skins".

An apple is a tree fruit of the plant Malus pumila, commonly used in cooking, or eaten raw. An apple's core contains five carpels formed in the shape of a star, each containing between one and three seeds. Apples become ripe in the fall, and are often used in desserts such as apple cobbler, as well as many popular drinks such as apple cider and apple juice.

A different apple variety.