Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Malus, native to North America and Eurasia and having clusters of white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- noun The small tart fruit of such a tree, sometimes used to make jelly and preserves.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of the wild varieties of
apple tree, genusMalus , which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples,Malus domestica . - noun The fruit of this tree.
- noun An unpleasant person; a person who is
crabby .
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Examples
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In recent years, Cedar Waxwings have increasingly turned to crops and ornamentals such as crabapple, hawthorn, firethorn, pepper tree, Russian olive in the West, and non-native honeysuckle in the East as winter food sources.
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For color "up high," flowering trees such as crabapple, magnolia and tulip trees can be real show stoppers.
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Nothing too exotic to report aside from a flock of purple finches in the crabapple tree.
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Dense, slightly chewy, riddled with onions and garlic with that "just so" touch of roasted sesame oil, I wouldn't hesitate to pair this bread with (garlic?) butter, or even a crabapple jelly would be awesome!
"Ate" Huzzah! Sarah 2009
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Nothing too exotic to report aside from a flock of purple finches in the crabapple tree.
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The backyard to my grandmother's house was partly shaded by a canopy of crabapple trees, and some of the crabapples had already fallen and begun to rot in the heat.
A Spark and a Flash Neil Serven 2011
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Dense, slightly chewy, riddled with onions and garlic with that "just so" touch of roasted sesame oil, I wouldn't hesitate to pair this bread with (garlic?) butter, or even a crabapple jelly would be awesome!
Archive 2009-04-01 Sarah 2009
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We live in a second-floor flat on the west side of Cleveland, next to a church with a small crabapple orchard out back.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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If you really can't bear to black out your lips (with pale eyes and just a crabapple of blusher), then try a dark plummy red, such as Dolce & Gabbana's or Maybelline's.
Beauty spot: black lipstick Eva Wiseman 2010
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I pause beneath a crabapple tree and look for a place to hide.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
slumry commented on the word crabapple
I love crabapple trees, beautiful pink crabapples, and crabapple jelly (crabapple and quince is a nice combination, too). Thanks!
July 24, 2007
reesetee commented on the word crabapple
They are nice, aren't they? We had three crabapple trees in our yard when I was growing up. All gone--although there's one new little one there now.
July 24, 2007
slumry commented on the word crabapple
It is sad when trees go. . .I just visited the Sequoia tree in what was once my mother's yard. It was a tiny thing when my brother gave it to her oh those many years ago. They are not native here, nor do people commonly plant them for ornamentals.
July 24, 2007
seanahan commented on the word crabapple
Crabapple! I thought her name was Crandall!
July 25, 2007