bearing apples
• (a.) Bearing fruits, or excrescences, more or less resembling an apple. • (a.) Bearing pomes, or applelike fruits.
Po·mif'er·ous adjective [ Latin pomifer ; pomum fruit + ferre to bear: confer French pomifère .] (Botany) (a) Bearing pomes, or applelike fruits. (b) Bearing fruits, or excrescences, more or less resembling an apple.