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Definition of Cherry crab
1. Noun. Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving.
Group relationships: Genus Malus, Malus
Generic synonyms: Crab Apple, Crabapple, Cultivated Crab Apple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cherry Crab
Literary usage of Cherry crab
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Encyclopædia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"The tree is of robust growth, and the branches are somewhat erect. The Cherry
Crab, or Cherry Apple, is a subvariety of P. (/V.) baccata. ..."
2. An Encyclopædia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1842)
"The cherry crab, or Cherry Apple, is a subvariety of P. (Af.) baccata. The tree
is spreading, with drooping branches; and the fruit is numerous, ..."
3. An Encyclopaedia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"The Violet Apple has fruit of a violet colour, covered with a bloom like that of
Its fruit keeps till February. The cherry crab, or Cherry Apple, ..."
4. The Villa Gardener: Comprising the Choice of a Suburban Villa Residence; the by John Claudius Loudon (1850)
"The cherry crab is a subvariety of the Siberian crab. The tree is spreading, with
drooping ... The Supreme Crab has larger fruit than the cherry crab. ..."
5. The Villa Gardener: Comprising the Choice of a Suburban Villa Residence; the by John Claudius Loudon (1850)
"The cherry crab is a subvariety of the Siberian crab. The tree is spreading, with
drooping ... The Supreme Crab has larger fruit than the cherry crab. ..."
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