crab apple

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ˈcrab ˌapple noun [countable]  DFa small sour apple, or the tree it grows on 沙果（树），花红（树），酸苹果（树）

Examples from the Corpus

crab apple• I picked one and threw it at a crab apple tree.• And then a crab apple flew in and bounced a few feet from Pinky.• The result: plenty of fresh produce for the kitchen and such delights as crab apple and quince jellies and pickled walnuts.• We've planted every kind of native tree you could think of in a hedge, including crab apple and wayfarer tree.Origin crab apple (1400-1500) Perhaps from → CRAB

ˈcrab ˌapple nounChineseSyllable  

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crab apple
ˈcrab ˌapple noun [countable]a small sour apple, or the tree it grows on

crab appleBrE /ˈkræb æpl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkræb æpl/ 🔊 nouna tree that produces fruit like small hard sour apples, also called crab apples 酸苹果树；花红树；沙果树