Word
crab apple, n.
small sour apple; suitable for preserving
<noun.food>
crab apple
crabapple
sample sentences
"crabapples make a tangy jelly"
semantic pointers
hypernym
apple
part holonym
crab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple
any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
<noun.plant>
crab apple
crabapple
wild apple
semantic pointers
hypernym
apple tree
hyponym
wild crab, Malus sylvestris
American crab apple, garland crab, Malus coronaria
Oregon crab apple, Malus fusca
Iowa crab, Iowa crab apple, prairie crab, western crab apple, Malus ioensis
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
<noun.plant>
crab apple
crabapple
cultivated crab apple
semantic pointers
part meronym
crab apple, crabapple
hypernym
apple tree
hyponym
Siberian crab, Siberian crab apple, cherry apple, cherry crab, Malus baccata
Southern crab apple, flowering crab, Malus angustifolia