Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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crab apple | Yes | No | No | No |
Malus sylvestris | Yes | No | No | No |
crab apple (noun) | Malus sylvestris (noun) |
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small sour apple; suitable for preserving | wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples |
any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit | |
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 |