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English noun: medlar

1. medlar (plant) small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit


SynonymsVangueria infausta, wild medlar, wild medlar tree


Broader (hypernym)tree


Part holonymmedlar


Member meronymgenus Vangueria, Vangueria

2. medlar (plant) small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples


Synonymsmedlar tree, Mespilus germanica


Broader (hypernym)fruit tree


Part holonymmedlar


Member meronymgenus Mespilus, Mespilus

3. medlar (food) a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste


Broader (hypernym)edible fruit


Part meronymmedlar, Vangueria infausta, wild medlar, wild medlar tree

4. medlar (food) crabapple-like fruit used for preserves


Broader (hypernym)edible fruit


Part meronymmedlar, medlar tree, Mespilus germanica









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