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Definition of Medlar
1. Noun. Small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit.
Group relationships: Genus Vangueria, Vangueria
Generic synonyms: Tree
2. Noun. Small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples.
Group relationships: Genus Mespilus, Mespilus
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
3. Noun. A South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste.
Group relationships: Vangueria Infausta, Wild Medlar, Wild Medlar Tree
4. Noun. Crabapple-like fruit used for preserves.
Definition of Medlar
1. n. A tree of the genus Mespilus (M. Germanica); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay.
Definition of Medlar
1. Noun. A tree of the genus ''Mespilus'' ¹
2. Noun. the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay, or more properly, blet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Medlar
1. a Eurasian tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Medlar
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A tree of the genus Mespilus (M. Germanica); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Medlar
Literary usage of Medlar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"A medlar: perhaps only in the compound medle-tree. .... Dutch medlar, the common
variety of medlar.—Japanese medlar. ..."
2. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"The medlar has been found wild in various parts of England, especially in hedges
about ... There are several varieties of medlar cultivated for their fruit. ..."
3. The New American Orchardist, Or an Account of the Most Valuable Varieties of by W. Kendrick (1848)
"GERMAN medlar, or Dutch medlar. A low, crooked, deformed tree, with very large
leaves, entire, and downy beneath; the flowers are very large; the fruit very ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"... bу the medlar Tree, The, by ^ ^ Giovanni Verga, is a realistic and touching
story of lower-class life in an Italian fishing village. ..."
5. Trees and Shrubs: An Abridgment of the Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum by John Claudius Loudon (1875)
"Blake's large-fruited medlar. 2. Dutch medlar. ... The fruit of the medlar is
not eaten till in a state of incipient decay, when it is very ..."
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