noun
medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
• Syn: ↑garland crab, ↑Malus coronaria
• Hypernyms: ↑wild apple, ↑crab apple, ↑crabapple
• Member Holonyms: ↑Malus, ↑genus Malus
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nounUsage: usually capitalized A
: a medium-sized tree (Malus coronaria) of the eastern United States with pink flowers and small hard yellow fruit — called also garland crab
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a twiggy, stiff-branched tree, Malus coronaria, of southern central North America, having small fruit and rose-colored flowers that change to white. Also called garland crab apple, sweet crab apple.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.