crab apple
noun/ˈkræb æpl/
/ˈkræb æpl/
- a tree that produces fruit like small hard apples with a bitter sharp taste, also called crab apples
- crab-apple jelly
Word Originlate Middle English: crab perhaps an alteration (influenced by crab or crabbed) of Scots and northern English scrab, in the same sense, probably of Scandinavian origin.Want to learn more?
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