medlar
noun/ˈmedlə(r)/
/ˈmedlər/
- a brown fruit that is eaten when it has started to decay and become softWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French medler, from medle ‘medlar fruit’, from Latin mespila, from Greek mespilē, mespilon.
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