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Why did the fruit "apple" retain its name as "apple", since it originally referred to other fruits and other fruits became specifically named?
I'm curious about something, can you tell me why the fruit "apple" retained its name as "apple", when it originally referred to other fruits and other fruits became specifically named?
That's a great question! It's believed that the name "apple" was originally used to refer to any kind of fruit, but over time it began to be used specifically for the fruit that we now know as the apple.