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"apple" used to be a generic term for fruit. So it's actually "fruit of the earth", the French are poetic like that
Oh, that explains the myth that Adam and Eve at an apple, when a specific fruit is never mentioned.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/apple
It also explain why we here in the Nordics call oranges "appelsin", as in a "Chinese apple".
Same in Dutch: sinaasappel