What does earthapple mean?
Earthapple means A Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)..
The most probable account I have been able to collect is, that a vessel of Sir Walter Raleigh's, returning from Guiana, put into the west of Ireland in distress, having on board some potatoes which they called earth-apples.
It was supper-time on board the Stormchaser, and the sky pirates were all seated round a longbench tucking into a meal of baked snowbird and earthapple mash.
He finished carefully arranging a plate of fresh prawns, earthapples, and kale he'd bought special for Captain Falcon in Bangalang.
There were roots of some sort, also, baking like earthapples near the fire, and a basket of late berries, most of them bitter. I ate them anyway.
When the crickets begin to wail and the midnight Festers with wrinkles, and the dwayberries And earthapples in my wounds cluster and garrote The dewscented boughs of my surreal gaze, Then my dear, bless these tears and rise to me [...]
Use earthapple when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Earthapple means A Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)..
Common synonyms include ground pear.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The most probable account I have been able to collect is, that a vessel of Sir Walter Raleigh's, returning from Guiana, put into the west of Ireland in distress, having on board some potatoes which they called earth-apples.
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