crab apple
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(noun) small sour apple; suitable for preserving |
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Related Words: apple |
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(noun) any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acid usually bright-red fruit used for preserving or as ornamentals for their blossoms |
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Synonyms: cultivated crab apple |
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Related Words: Malus angustifolia, Malus baccata, Siberian crab, Siberian crab apple, Southern crab apple, apple tree, cherry apple, cherry crab, flowering crab |
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(noun) any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acid fruit |
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Synonyms: wild apple |
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Related Words: American crab apple, Iowa crab, Malus coronaria, Malus fusca, Malus ioensis, Malus sylvestris, Oregon crab apple, Uowa crab apple, apple tree, garland crab, prairie crab, western crab apple, wild crab |
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