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medlar

DEFINITIONS OF: medlar

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n small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples

Synonyms:
Mespilus germanica, medlar tree
Type of:
fruit tree
tree bearing edible fruit

n small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit

Synonyms:
Vangueria infausta, wild medlar, wild medlar tree
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

n a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste

Type of:
edible fruit
edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh

n crabapple-like fruit used for preserves

Type of:
edible fruit
edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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