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Definition of Bechtel crab
1. Noun. Derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms.
Exact synonyms: Flowering Crab
Generic synonyms: Iowa Crab, Iowa Crab Apple, Malus Ioensis, Prairie Crab, Western Crab Apple
Generic synonyms: Iowa Crab, Iowa Crab Apple, Malus Ioensis, Prairie Crab, Western Crab Apple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bechtel Crab
Literary usage of Bechtel crab
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico). by Charles Sprague Sargent (1905)
"The Bechtel crab, a form with large double rose-colored flowers, is often cultivated
in the eastern and central states as an ..."