crab-apple
Nouns
- (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 crabapple, cultivated crab apple,
- (n) any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit wild apple, crabapple,
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(n) small sour apple; suitable for preserving
- crabapples make a tangy jelly