noun
small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms
• Syn: ↑flowering crab, ↑Malus angustifolia
• Hypernyms: ↑crab apple, ↑crabapple, ↑cultivated crab apple
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a tree, Malus angustifolia, of the eastern U.S., having oblong leaves, fragrant, pink or rose-colored flowers, and small, round, yellow-green fruit.
[1900-05, Amer.]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.