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English noun: crab apple | |||
| 1. | crab apple (plant) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | crabapple, cultivated crab apple | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apple tree | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cherry apple, cherry crab, flowering crab, Malus angustifolia, Malus baccata, Siberian crab, Siberian crab apple, Southern crab apple | ||
| Part holonym | crab apple, crabapple | ||
| 2. | crab apple (plant) any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit | ||
| Synonyms | crabapple, wild apple | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apple tree | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | American crab apple, garland crab, Iowa crab, Iowa crab apple, Malus coronaria, Malus fusca, Malus ioensis, Malus sylvestris, Oregon crab apple, prairie crab, western crab apple, wild crab | ||
| 3. | crab apple (food) small sour apple; suitable for preserving | ||
| Samples | Crabapples make a tangy jelly. | ||
| Synonyms | crabapple | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apple | ||
| Part meronym | crab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple | ||
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