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Definition of Flowering crab

1. Noun. Derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms.

2. Noun. Small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flowering Crab

flowerettes flowerflies flowerfly flowerful flowerhead flowerheads flowerier floweriest flowerily floweriness

flowerinesses flowering flowering almond flowering ash flowering cherry flowering crab (current term) flowering fern flowering glume flowering hazel flowering onion

flowering plants flowering quince flowering raspberry flowering shrub flowering spurge flowering stone flowering tobacco flowering tree flowering wintergreen

Literary usage of Flowering crab

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

1. Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N.C. (1907)
"Malus • The flowering crab Apples Handsome small trees, literally covered in spring with ... flowering crab. A shrub or small tree with a symmetrical crown. ..."

2. Handbook of the Wild and Cultivated Flowering Plants by Chester Arthur Darling (1912)
"b Shrubs or small trees planted for their flowers 4 4 fl Flowers single; twigs often with thorns flowering crab. (M. floribunda.* ) b Flowers usually more ..."

3. Ornamental Gardening for Americans: A Treatise on Beautifying Homes, Rural by Elias A. Long (1899)
"Of the former, The CHINESE DOUBLE ROSE-flowering crab (P. spectabilis) is a ... The GARLAND flowering crab (P. coronaria) is one of our most delightful, ..."

4. Andorra Nurseries: Wm. Warner Harper, Proprietor, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia by William Warner Harper (1903)
"Siberian flowering crab Apple. (Mv) A small spreading tree with compact crown ... Bechtel's Double-flowering Crab. One of the most ornamental and of recent ..."

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