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1. (n.) medlar
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME medler < AF =medle (OF mesle the fruit < L mespilum < Gk méspilon) +-er -er2)
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1. (noun) wild medlar, wild medlar tree, medlar, Vangueria infausta
small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
2. (noun) medlar, medlar tree, Mespilus germanica
small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
3. (noun) medlar
a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
4. (noun) medlar
crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
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1. (noun) medlar
a tree of the genus Mespilus (M. Germanica); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay
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