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Definition of Crab apple

1. Noun. Any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms.

2. Noun. Any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit.

3. Noun. Small sour apple; suitable for preserving. "Crabapples make a tangy jelly"

Definition of Crab apple

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of crabapple) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crab Apple

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Literary usage of Crab apple

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1911)
"To this group belong the "Hua hong," a large red crab apple growing in ... THE WILD crab apple. The Chinese in northern China and Manchuria and the Russians ..."

2. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1857)
"SIBERIAN crab apple. In a few remarks we made in a recent number of e Farmer, we recommended the cultivation of this beautiful little fruit, ..."

3. Mrs. Putnam's Receipt Book: And Young Housekeeper's Assistant by Elizabeth H. Putnam (1869)
"crab apple. Leave the stem on. Weigh a pound of sugar to a pound of the fruit. ... crab apple JELLY. Put the apples in the kettle; just cover them with ..."

4. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queriesby Pond, Nathan Gillett, 1832-, Martha Joanna Lamb, John Austin Stevens by Pond, Nathan Gillett, 1832-, Martha Joanna Lamb, John Austin Stevens (1892)
"... crab apple BLOSSOM PERFUME and SOAP, and the INVIGORATING LAVENDER SALTS. crab apple BLOSSOM PERFUME, 1 01., 75c.; 2 oz., $1.25; 3 oz., $1.75; 4 oz. ..."

5. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"Do we not need our wild crab apple just as it is, as much as we need more kinds ... The wild crab apple is not a tree to plant by itself in park or garden. ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1907)
"The appearance of the fungus on the fruits of both the crab-apple and the ... The next day the fungus was found on the branches of the wild crab-apple tree ..."

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