English noun: medlar |
1. | medlar (plant) small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit |
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| Synonyms | Vangueria infausta, wild medlar, wild medlar tree |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tree |
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| Part holonym | medlar |
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| Member meronym | genus Vangueria, Vangueria |
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2. | medlar (plant) small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples |
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| Synonyms | medlar tree, Mespilus germanica |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fruit tree |
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| Part holonym | medlar |
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| Member meronym | genus Mespilus, Mespilus |
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3. | medlar (food) a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste |
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| Broader (hypernym) | edible fruit |
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| Part meronym | medlar, Vangueria infausta, wild medlar, wild medlar tree |
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4. | medlar (food) crabapple-like fruit used for preserves |
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| Broader (hypernym) | edible fruit |
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| Part meronym | medlar, medlar tree, Mespilus germanica |
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