crab apple


Definition: Meaning of, crab apple in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / krab ˈap(ə)l /

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crab apple crab apples
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  1. a small sour apple, or the tree it grows on
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crab apple used in phrases

  • American crab apple (noun)
    1. medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
  • Iowa crab apple (noun)
    1. wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers
  • Oregon crab apple (noun)
    1. small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit
  • Siberian crab apple (noun)
    1. asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving
  • Southern crab apple (noun)
    1. small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-coloured blossoms
  • cultivated crab apple (noun)
    1. usually bright red any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms
  • western crab apple (noun)
    1. wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers
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