- southern 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.]
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southern crab apple
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southern crab apple — siauralapė obelis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaisinis augalas (Malus angustifolia), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Malus angustifolia; Pyrus angustifolia angl. southern crab apple ryšiai … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Southern crab apple — 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 * * * a tree, Malus… … Useful english dictionary
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crab apple — 1. a small, sour, wild apple. 2. any of various small, tart, cultivated varieties of apple, used for making jelly and preserves. 3. any tree bearing such fruit. [1705 15] * * * ▪ tree also called Crab, any of several small trees of the genus… … Universalium
American crab apple — 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: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
American crab apple — 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. * * * … Universalium
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flowering crab — noun 1. derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms • Syn: ↑Bechtel crab • Hypernyms: ↑Iowa crab, ↑Iowa crab apple, ↑prairie crab, ↑western crab apple, ↑Malus ioensis 2 … Useful english dictionary
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