crab apple

crab apple
crab apple
n.
1. any of several species of small, very sour apples (genus Malus), growing wild or cultivated and used for making jellies and preserves
2. a tree bearing crab apples: also crab tree

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  • Crab apple — Crab Crab (kr[a^]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crab apple — crab .apple n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from CRAB] a small sour apple, or the tree it grows on …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • crab apple — crab apples N COUNT A crab apple is a tree like an apple tree that produces small sour fruit …   English dictionary

  • crab-apple — crabˈ apple noun • • • Main Entry: ↑crab …   Useful english dictionary

  • crab apple — crab ,apple noun count or uncount a very small sour apple …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • crab apple — ► NOUN ▪ a small, sour kind of apple. ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of Scots and northern English scrab …   English terms dictionary

  • crab apple — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑crabapple, ↑cultivated crab apple • Hypernyms: ↑apple tree • Hyponyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • crab apple — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms crab apple : singular crab apple plural crab apples a very small sour apple …   English dictionary

  • crab apple — miškinė obelis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Malus sylvestris), paplitęs Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Malus sylvestris angl. crab apple; European crab apple šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • crab apple — slyvalapė obelis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Malus prunifolia), paplitęs Kinijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Malus prunifolia angl. Chinese apple; Chinese apple tree; crab apple; pearleaf crabapple; plum …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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