Definition of Crab apple

1. Noun. 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.


2. Noun. Any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit.

3. Noun. Small sour apple; suitable for preserving. "Crabapples make a tangy jelly"
Exact synonyms: Crabapple
Generic synonyms: Apple
Group relationships: Crabapple, Cultivated Crab Apple

Definition of Crab apple

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of crabapple) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crab Apple

cps
craal
craaled
craaling
craals
crab-apple
crab-eater
crab-eating dog
crab-eating fox
crab-eating macaque
crab-eating opossum
crab-eating raccoon
crab-eating seal
crab Louis
crab apple (current term)
crab boil
crab boils
crab burger
crab burgers
crab cactus
crab canon
crab canons
crab cocktail
crab hand
crab legs
crab lice
crab mentality

Literary usage of Crab apple

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1911)
"To this group belong the "Hua hong," a large red crab apple growing in ... THE WILD crab apple. The Chinese in northern China and Manchuria and the Russians ..."

2. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1857)
"SIBERIAN crab apple. In a few remarks we made in a recent number of e Farmer, we recommended the cultivation of this beautiful little fruit, ..."

3. Mrs. Putnam's Receipt Book: And Young Housekeeper's Assistant by Elizabeth H. Putnam (1869)
"crab apple. Leave the stem on. Weigh a pound of sugar to a pound of the fruit. ... crab apple JELLY. Put the apples in the kettle; just cover them with ..."

4. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queriesby Pond, Nathan Gillett, 1832-, Martha Joanna Lamb, John Austin Stevens by Pond, Nathan Gillett, 1832-, Martha Joanna Lamb, John Austin Stevens (1892)
"... crab apple BLOSSOM PERFUME and SOAP, and the INVIGORATING LAVENDER SALTS. crab apple BLOSSOM PERFUME, 1 01., 75c.; 2 oz., $1.25; 3 oz., $1.75; 4 oz. ..."

5. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"Do we not need our wild crab apple just as it is, as much as we need more kinds ... The wild crab apple is not a tree to plant by itself in park or garden. ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1907)
"The appearance of the fungus on the fruits of both the crab-apple and the ... The next day the fungus was found on the branches of the wild crab-apple tree ..."

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