medlar tree vs medlar

medlar tree and medlar both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medlar tree	Yes	No	No	No
medlar	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medlar tree and medlar are synonyms defined as:

medlar tree and medlar: small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples

Other synonyms of medlar tree include Mespilus germanica.

medlar tree (noun)	medlar (noun)
small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples	crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
	a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
	small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
	small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit