noun
Botanical term for the common apple; in everyday language, りんご is used.
セイヨウリンゴはバラ科の落葉高木です。
The apple (Malus domestica) is a deciduous tree in the rose family.
この果樹園ではセイヨウリンゴを栽培しています。
This orchard grows apples (Malus domestica).
りんご is the common word for apple in everyday use; せいようりんご is a botanical term.
Compound of 西洋 (seiyō, 'Western') and 林檎 (ringo, 'apple'), literally 'Western apple', distinguishing it from native East Asian apple species.