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crab apple
noun
- a small, sour, wild apple.
- any of various small, tart, cultivated varieties of apple, used for making jelly and preserves.
- any tree bearing such fruit.
crab apple
noun
- any of several rosaceous trees of the genus Malus that have white, pink, or red flowers and small sour apple-like fruits
- the fruit of any of these trees, used to make jam
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crab apple1
First recorded in 1705–15
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Example Sentences
Jade is frozen by the crab apple tree.
From Literature
So I chose a crab apple instead, a reminder of my earliest tree memory — indeed my earliest memory, period — which was of a crab apple with pink blossoms.
From Washington Post
Soon after, his class planted a crab apple tree outside the school.
From New York Times
He pointed out crab apple blossoms, which made an appearance in dessert.
From Washington Post
Firm fruit that look like yellow crab apples rained down.
From Washington Post
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