 medlar |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,South Africa,food) South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and sweet-acid pithy flesh | |
| Related terms: | edible_fruit wild_medlar | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples | |
| Synonyms: | Mespilus_germanica medlar_tree | |
| Related terms: | fruit_tree Mespilus | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany,South Africa) small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit | |
| Synonyms: | wild_medlar_tree Vangueria_infausta wild_medlar | |
| Related terms: | tree Vangueria | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) crabapple-like fruit used for preserves | |
| Related terms: | edible_fruit | |
| Similar spelling: |
medlars medullary meddler |
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