MEDLAR TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does medlar tree mean? 

• MEDLAR TREE (noun)
  The noun MEDLAR TREE has 1 sense:

1. small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples

  Familiarity information: MEDLAR TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEDLAR TREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

medlar; medlar tree; Mespilus germanica

Hypernyms ("medlar tree" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "medlar tree"):

medlar (crabapple-like fruit used for preserves)

Holonyms ("medlar tree" is a member of...):

genus Mespilus; Mespilus (medlars)