The question is often asked whether there is any singular to the word Antipodes, and `O.E.D.' shows that <i>antipode</i> is still used in the sense of the exact opposite of a person. <i>Antipod</i> is also used, especially playfully. The adjectives used are <i>Antipodal</i> and <i>Antipodean</i>.
1640. Richard Brome [Title]:
"The Antipodes; comedy in verse." [Acted in 1638, first printed 4t0. 1640.]
<hw>Ant-orchis</hw>, <i>n</i>. an Australian and Tasmanian orchid, <i>Chiloglottis gunnii</i>, Lind.
<hw>Apple</hw> and <hw>Apple-tree</hw>, <i>n</i>. and <i>adj</i>. The names are applied to various indigenous trees, in some cases from a supposed resemblance to the English fruit, in others to the foliage of the English tree. The varieties are—
Black or Brush Apple—
<i>Achras australis</i>, R. Br.
Emu A.—
<i>Owenia acidula</i>, F. v. M.; called also <i>Native
Nectarine</i> and <i>Native Quince</i>.
<i>Petalostigma quadriloculare</i>, F. v. M.; called also
<i>Crab-tree</i>, <i>Native Quince</i>, <i>Quinine-tree</i>
(q.v.)
Kangaroo A.—
See <i>Kangaroo Apple</i>.
Mooley A. (West N.S.W. name)—
<i>Owenia acidula</i>, F. v. M.
Mulga A.—
The Galls of <i>Acacia aneura</i>, F. v. M.