crab apple

English - Turkish

Definition of crab apple in English Turkish dictionary

yaban elması

English - English

Definition of crab apple in English English dictionary

any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acid (usually bright red) fruit used for preserving or as ornamentals for their blossoms

small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly"

small wild apple with a tart flavor; type of cultivated small sour apple used in jellies and jams; species of tree that produces crab apples

any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acid fruit

A crab apple is a tree like an apple tree that produces small sour fruit. a small sour apple, or the tree it grows on (Perhaps from CRAB)

Related Terms

crabapple

An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby

american crab apple

medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit

crabapple

any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acid fruit

crabapple

The fruit of this tree

crabapple

{i} small sour wild apple

crabapple

small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly"

crabapple

A variety of apple tree that yields bitter, small fruit (in comparison to ordinary apples.)

crabapple

any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acid (usually bright red) fruit used for preserving or as ornamentals for their blossoms

oregon crab apple

small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit

southern crab apple

small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms

Hyphenation

Crab ap·ple

Turkish pronunciation

kräb äpıl

Pronunciation

/ˈkrab ˈapəl/ /ˈkræb ˈæpəl/

Etymology

[ 'krab ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English crabbe, from Old English crabba; akin to Old High German krebiz crab, Old English ceorfan to carve; more at CARVE.