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"

crabapple(Noun)

A wild variety of apple tree that yields small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples)

crabapple(Noun)

The fruit of this tree.

crabapple(Noun)

An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.