"crab tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crab trees [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English crabbetre, crabtre; see crab (“wild apple”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|crabbetre}} Middle English crabbetre, {{m|enm|crabtre}} crabtre, {{m|en|crab||wild apple}} crab (“wild apple”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} crab tree (plural crab trees)
  1. A tree that bears wild apples. Categories (lifeform): Pome fruits, Trees Synonyms: crab, crabapple, crabapple tree, crabtree, crab-tree Hypernyms: tree

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