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CULTIVATED CRAB APPLE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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:
crab apple; crabapple; cultivated crab apple
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cultivated crab apple" is a kind of...):
apple tree (any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits)
Meronyms (parts of "cultivated crab apple"):
crab apple; crabapple (small sour apple; suitable for preserving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cultivated crab apple"):
cherry apple; cherry crab; Malus baccata; Siberian crab; Siberian crab apple (Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving)
flowering crab; Malus angustifolia; Southern crab apple (small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms)