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PRONUNCIATION OF CRAB APPLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRAB APPLE

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Crab apple is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CRAB APPLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

crab apple

Malus

Malus, apple, is a genus of about 30–55 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple. The other species are generally known as crabapples, crab apples, crabs, or wild apples. The genus is native to the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere.

Definition of crab apple in the English dictionary

The definition of crab apple in the dictionary is any of several rosaceous trees of the genus Malus that have white, pink, or red flowers and small sour apple-like fruits. Other definition of crab apple is the fruit of any of these trees, used to make jam.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRAB APPLE

crab
crab cancrizans
crab canon
crab grass
crab louse
Crab Nebula
crab stick
Crabbe
crabbed
crabbedly
crabbedness
crabber
crabbier
crabbiest
crabbily
crabbiness
crabbing
crabby
crabeater
crablike

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRAB APPLE

Adam´s apple
apple
bad apple
cider-apple
custard apple
dapple
dessert apple
eating apple
grapple
love apple
May apple
nipple
oak apple
pineapple
rose apple
rotten apple
scrapple
star-apple
sugar apple
thorn apple
toffee-apple

Synonyms and antonyms of crab apple in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «crab apple» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRAB APPLE

Find out the translation of crab apple to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crab apple from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crab apple» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海棠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

manzana de cangrejo
570 millions of speakers

English

crab apple
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

केकड़ा सेब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السلطعون التفاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

яблони
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maçã de caranguejo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঁকড়া আপেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crab apple
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Epal ketam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Holzapfel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カニのリンゴ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

게 사과
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crab apple
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cua táo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நண்டு ஆப்பிள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केकडा सफरचंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yengeç elması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

crab apple
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kraba jabłoni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

яблуні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

crab mere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μήλο καβουριών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

krap appel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

crab apple
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krabbe eple
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crab apple

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRAB APPLE»

The term «crab apple» is normally little used and occupies the 115.900 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRAB APPLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crab apple

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAB APPLE»

Discover the use of crab apple in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crab apple and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crab Apple Pie
Full of humor with exciting twists and turns, learn how a crab apple pie leads to enduring love, forgiveness, and redemption as you cry and rejoice with Ramona.
Della May Olson, 2010
2
Crab Apple
Follow a crab apple as he runs into animals that think he is very crabby.
Dan Wasserman, 1997
3
Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
WILD APPLE (Malus) (Pyrus) FAMILY - Rose (Rosaceae) OTHER NAMES - American Crab Apple. Southern Crab Apple, Prairie Crab Apple. Biltmore Crab Apple. Lance-Leaved Crab Apple. Iowa Crab Apple. Wild Crab Apple. Common Apple.
Bradford Angier, 1974
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Magical Crab Apple Orchard
When Abbey, Oscar and their baby sister Dee chance upon a world of purple jelly monsters, magic, and turnip pies, an orchard they never knew existed becomes their playground and their world is tipped upside down, as they are swept into a ...
Sally Codyre, 2010
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America
Rosaceae MC ME North America (USA: Illinois to New Jersey, Texas to Florida) S D fd (fruits: cider, jelly, preserves) fr pl (ornamental) ti(ob) (tool handles, woodenware) Malus sempervirens Desf. e southern crabapple; narrowleaf crab apple, ...
M.M. Grandtner, 2005
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Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants
WILD APPLE (Malus) (Pyrus) Family: Rose (Rosaceae) Common Names: Common Apple, Wild Crab, Wild Sweet Crab, Fragrant Crab, Garland Crab, American Crab Apple, Wild Crab Apple, Southern Crab Apple, Narrow-Leaf Crab Apple, ...
Bradford Angier, 1978
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Bach Flower Remedies: Form and Function
FOLLOWING CLOSELY UPON BEECH comes Crab Apple. Here the Crab Apple finger-pointing and judgemental attitude of Beech is turned back upon us, not in order to question something fundamental but as we worry about seemingly ...
Julian Barnard, 2004
8
Trees for Architecture and Landscape
Toovey") Almey Crab Apple (Malus "Almey") Carmine Crab Apple (Malus atrosanguinea) Trees with Bright Red Fruit ♢Flowering Dogwood (Comus florida) American Holly (Hex opaca) ♢Siberian Crab Apple (Malus ...
Robert L. Zion, 1994
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The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion
Marengo Crab Apple . . . Transcendent Crab Apple . . . Whitney's No. 14 Crab Apple . . Whitney's No. 20 Crab Apple . . Hyslop Crab Apple (St. Paul, Min.) . . Hyslop Crab Apple (Rochester, N.Y.) . . Whitney's No. 24 Crab Apple . . Lady Crab ...
10
Garden Witch's Herbal
When I was a girl, my parents had a classic crab apple tree in our backyard. Come summertime, it dropped little “apples” all over the yard—which the birds, squirrels, insects, and bees loved. I was tricked into eating a crab apple by my ...
Ellen Dugan, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRAB APPLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crab apple is used in the context of the following news items.
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Have bike, will eat: Meet Canberra's forager who peddles a …
... a jar of preserved lemons, crab apple jelly, rosemary and hawthorn jelly for serving with cheese or roast meats, particularly game, and when ... «Good Food, Jul 15»
2
Do you understand wren chatter?
Meanwhile, another pair has set up housekeeping three trees away in a dwarf crab apple. It is now the next day and the wrens did fledge the ... «Dickinson County News, Jul 15»
3
Scribbles Bits: BUBBA, DUKES & TREES
The malus sylvestris (common crab apple tree) had a circumference of 156 inches and was 52 feet high. ... Ryan Schimpf belted two homers ... «The Keene Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Flags & Feathered Friends | Mill Creek Musings
The other afternoon when I returned home there was a bright yellow goldfinch singing his heart out in the crab apple tree. It was a nice day and ... «DenPubs, Jul 15»
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Gardening Tips: Keep Disease and Pests in Check
In cool, damp weather, keep an eye out for Black Spot on Flowering Crab Apple trees too. These plants have been hit hard the last few years. «SooToday.com, Jul 15»
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Westby Chamber Garden party takes bloom on July 9
Partially standing crab apple trees make the perfect climbing structures for Doerr's grandchildren and one can only imagine the children ... «The Westby Times, Jul 15»
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Hummingbirds on the decline, but easy to attract
Crab apple, a popular compact ornamental tree, provides blossoms in spring and colorful fruit in autumn. This is a good tree for year-round ... «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»
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Open source project grows & prunes trees into furniture (Video)
... he will be finally harvesting later this year as his first batch of lamps and chairs (mainly willow but also sycamore, ash, hazel and crab apple.) ... «Treehugger, Jun 15»
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Duck Island icecream favours groundbreaking flavours
Last week, I had crab apple crumble icecream, but the season's moved on and it's off the menu. So maybe I could do lemon pie and candied ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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Irons for Angels Golf Tourney Benefits Lucy's First Step
140 golfers turned out to the Crab Apple Ridge golf course Friday, for the Irons for Angels golf tournament. It benefits Lucy's First Step Fund, ... «ErieTVNews, Jun 15»

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