medlar

Definition of Medlar in English :

small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit

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

3. medlar

a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste

4. medlar

crabapple-like fruit used for preserves

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Medlar

noun

1.

a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Mespilus germanica

2.

the fruit of this tree, which resembles the crab apple and is not edible until it has begun to decay

3.

any of several other rosaceous trees or their fruits

noun

1.

a small tree (Mespilus germanica) of the rose family, growing in Europe and Asia

2.

its small, brown, applelike fruit, hard and bitter when ripe and eaten or used in preserves when partly decayed

n.

1. A deciduous European tree (Mespilus germanica) in the rose family, having white flowers and edible apple-shaped fruit.

2. The fruit of this plant, eaten fresh or made into preserves.