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apple tree

DEFINITIONS OF: apple tree

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n any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits

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Malus pumila, apple, orchard apple tree
native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
crab apple, crabapple, wild apple
any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
crab 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
Malus baccata, Siberian crab, Siberian crab apple, cherry apple, cherry crab
Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving
Malus sylvestris, wild crab
wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples
American crab apple, Malus coronaria, garland crab
medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
Malus fusca, Oregon crab apple
small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit
Malus angustifolia, Southern crab apple, flowering crab
small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms
Iowa crab, Iowa crab apple, Malus ioensis, prairie crab, western crab apple
wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers
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fruit tree
tree bearing edible fruit
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