Definitions for crab apple
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
crab′ ap`ple(n.)
any of various small, tart, cultivated or wild varieties of apple, used for making jelly and preserves.
Category: Plants
any tree bearing such fruit.
Category: Plants
Origin of crab apple:
1705–15
Princeton's WordNet
crab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple(noun)
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
wild apple, crab apple, crabapple(noun)
any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
crab apple, crabapple(noun)
small sour apple; suitable for preserving
"crabapples make a tangy jelly"
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