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Definition of Japanese crab
1. Noun. Crabmeat usually canned; from Japan.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese Crab
Literary usage of Japanese crab
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"The Chinese and Japanese crab Apples include the finest of our small trees that
flower in early summer. The Chinese double-flowered Crab (P. JA ..."
2. Canned Foods: How to Buy, how to Sell; Statistical and Practical Information by John Adams Lee (1914)
"There is an article called "Japanese crab Meat" which is now extensively imported
... The Japanese crab is prepared from what is known as the spider crab, ..."
3. The English Flower Garden and Pleasure Ground: Design and Arrangement Shown by William Robinson (1899)
"The Chinese and Japanese crab Apples include the finest of our small trees that
flower in early summer. The Chinese double-flowered Crab (PM spectabilis) is ..."
4. Ornamental Shrubs for Garden, Lawn, and Park Planting: With an Account of by Lucius Daniel Davis (1899)
"The Japanese crab should be planted in rich soil, and allowed plenty of room in
... Improving with age, the Japanese crab grows more beautiful every year; ..."
5. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"A very ornamental Japanese crab, with slender shoots and small, oblong lance-shaped,
toothed leaves. Flowers in May, rich rosy red, ..."
6. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"They are graceful in growth, showy in flower, and have highly- coloured fruits,
which add much to the beauty of the garden in autumn. The Japanese crab (PM ..."
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