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crabapple vs flowering crab

flowering crab vs crabapple

crabapple and flowering crab both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crabapple Yes No No No
flowering crab Yes No No No
As nouns, flowering crab is a hyponym of crabapple; that is, flowering crab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crabapple:
  • crabapple: 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
  • flowering crab: small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms
crabapple (noun) flowering crab (noun)
small sour apple; suitable for preserving small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms
any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms
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
Difference between crabapple and flowering crab

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