crabapple

See also: crab-apple and crab apple

English

Crabapples (fruit) on the branch.

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Etymology

crab +‎ apple

Noun

crabapple (plural crabapples)

  1. Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica).
  2. The fruit of this tree.
  3. An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.

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