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Crab apple   /kræb ˈæpəl/   Listen
Crab apple

noun
1.
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.
2.
Any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit.  Synonyms: crabapple, wild apple.
3.
Small sour apple; suitable for preserving.  Synonym: crabapple.



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"Crab apple" Quotes from Famous Books



... vanilla is used in the custard, crab apple for bitter almond and strawberry for lemon. Cover and bake for five minutes, after which take off the lid and brown the meringue a very little. Sift powdered sugar thickly over the top. To ...
— The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) - The Whole Comprising A Comprehensive Cyclopedia Of Information For - The Home • Mrs. F.L. Gillette

... as to the value of new land was and is the vegetation growing upon it, and, especially in a wooded country, the native trees. Basswood, crab apple, wild plum, black walnut, ash, hickory and hard maple generally indicate a fertile soil. White oak indicates only a moderate soil; bur oak, a somewhat warmer and better drained soil. Beech indicates a rather poor soil; a heavy clay, lacking in organic matter. Certain species ...
— The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know • Thomas Forsyth Hunt



Words linked to "Crab apple" :   Malus sylvestris, apple tree, Malus angustifolia, cherry apple, cherry crab, Malus fusca, garland crab, Malus ioensis, wild crab, Malus coronaria, flowering crab, Iowa crab, Siberian crab, prairie crab, Malus baccata, American crab apple, apple



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