crabapple
1
5.1
- noun
- /ˈkræbˌæpəl/
:
manzano silvestre
- Every autumn, the crabapple tree in my grandmother's yard produced small, tart fruits.
- crabapple tree
- crabapple
- crabapple hybrid
What's up you little hamster wrangling scoliosis crabapple eaters, you guys ready huh?
- What's up you little hamster wrangling scoliosis crabapple eaters, you guys ready huh?
Examples
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That evening, Maisey poked at the ground beneath the crabapple tree with a stick.
Fiction book (1997) -
Here's a 'Sugar Tyme' crabapple on the edge of the Perennial Garden.
Blog text (8) -
We just have to find one with a crabapple tree.
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She looked at the crabapple tree.
Fiction book (2000) -
We've got a spring snow crabapple in kind of a shrub form here.
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There are several varieties of crabapples with more orange fruit, like 'American Masterpiece,' which unfortunately is no longer available.
Blog text (8) -
The trees here were mostly young maples, skinny walnuts, and wild crabapples.
Fiction book (1996) -
Crabapples have pretty flowers, grow in interesting shapes, don't get too big, and are hearty.
Blog text (30) -
Ornamental crabapples are phenomenal plants for wildlife-friendly gardens.
Blog text (8) -
Crabapples are not invasive like ornamental pear trees in our region.
Blog text (8)
Synonyms
1
4.5
A small sour apple or the tree that grows it often used to make jam
1
4.6
A small apple tree that grows naturally with tart fruit
A small apple tree grown for its tart fruit or pretty spring flowers
A medium-sized tree from the eastern United States with pink flowers and small yellow fruit called the American crab apple
A medium-sized tree with pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
A small tree or shrub that people grow for decoration in the southeastern United States
A small tree or shrub from the southeastern United States grown for its pretty pink spring flowers
A small wild apple tree that grows in the western United States and has fragrant pink flowers
A small wild apple tree with fragrant pink spring flowers
A wild small apple tree with sweet-smelling pink flowers
A small tree with white flowers and small yellow or red fruit
A small apple tree from Europe that is a main ancestor of the apples we grow
A small hardy tree that makes sour red apples used for jam
A small tree that makes tart red apples used to make jam
A small red apple that tastes tart and is used to make jam
A small tree that makes red sour fruit used for jam
Compounds
How Big
- Specialized
3
3.5
21
1.0
1
5.1
16
2.7
20
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word crabapple joins crab and apple, and crab once meant 'sour' or 'ill-tempered', like the word crabby, so a crabapple is a small, wild apple or its tree known for its tart fruit.