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crab apple
crab·ap·ple also crab apple C5745700 (krăb′ăp′əl)n.1. Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Malus, native to North America and Eurasia and having clusters of white, pink, or reddish flowers.2. The small tart fruit of such a tree, sometimes used to make jelly and preserves.crab apple or crabapplen1. (Plants) any of several rosaceous trees of the genus Malus that have white, pink, or red flowers and small sour apple-like fruits2. (Plants) the fruit of any of these trees, used to make jamcrab′ ap`ple
n. 1. any of various small, tart, cultivated or wild varieties of apple, used for making jelly and preserves. 2. any tree bearing such fruit. [1705–15] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  crab apple - any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossomscrabapple, cultivated crab applecrab apple, crabapple - small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly"apple tree - any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruitscherry apple, cherry crab, Malus baccata, Siberian crab, Siberian crab apple - Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preservingMalus angustifolia, Southern crab apple, flowering crab - small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms | | 2. | crab apple - any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruitwild apple, crabappleapple tree - any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruitsMalus sylvestris, wild crab - wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated applesAmerican crab apple, garland crab, Malus coronaria - medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruitMalus fusca, Oregon crab apple - small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruitIowa crab, Iowa crab apple, Malus ioensis, prairie crab, western crab apple - wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers | | 3. | crab apple - small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly"crabappleapple - fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish fleshcrab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple - any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms |
Translationscrab apple
crab apple1. any of several rosaceous trees of the genus Malus that have white, pink, or red flowers and small sour apple-like fruits 2. the fruit of any of these trees, used to make jam MedicalSeecrabcrab apple
Synonyms for crab applenoun any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossomsSynonyms- crabapple
- cultivated crab apple
Related Words- crab apple
- crabapple
- apple tree
- cherry apple
- cherry crab
- Malus baccata
- Siberian crab
- Siberian crab apple
- Malus angustifolia
- Southern crab apple
- flowering crab
noun any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruitSynonymsRelated Words- apple tree
- Malus sylvestris
- wild crab
- American crab apple
- garland crab
- Malus coronaria
- Malus fusca
- Oregon crab apple
- Iowa crab
- Iowa crab apple
- Malus ioensis
- prairie crab
- western crab apple
noun small sour appleSynonymsRelated Words- apple
- crab apple
- crabapple
- cultivated crab apple
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