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crabapple
DEFINITIONS OF:
crabapple
1
n
any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
Synonyms:
crab apple
,
wild apple
Types:
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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
Iowa crab
,
Iowa crab apple
,
Malus ioensis
,
prairie crab
,
western crab apple
wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers
Bechtel crab
,
flowering crab
derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms
Type of:
apple tree
any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits
n
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
Synonyms:
crab apple
,
cultivated crab apple
Types:
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 angustifolia
,
Southern crab apple
,
flowering crab
small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms
Type of:
apple tree
any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits
n
small sour apple; suitable for preserving
“
crabapples
make a tangy jelly”
Synonyms:
crab apple
Type of:
apple
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
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