medlar
1. small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit • Syn: wild medlar, wild medlar tree, Vangueria infausta • Hypernyms: tree • Member Holonyms: Vangueria, genus Vangueria 2. small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples • Syn: medlar tree, Mespilus germanica • Hypernyms: fruit tree • Member Holonyms: Mespilus, genus Mespilus 3. a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste • Hypernyms: edible fruit • Part Holonyms: wild medlar, wild medlar tree, Vangueria infausta 4. crabapple-like fruit used for preserves • Hypernyms: edible fruit • Part Holonyms: medlar tree, Mespilus germanica
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