English Explanatory Dictionary

crabapple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹæbˌæpəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-crabapple.wav

Word forms

crabapple crabapples crab-apple crab apple

Etymology

From crab (“wild apple”) + apple.

Synonyms

crab crab tree crabapple tree grouch grump misery moaner

Derived words

American crabapple Chinese crabapple Chinese pearleaf crabapple cultivated crabapple European crabapple garland crabapple Iowa crabapple Manchurian crabapple Oregon crabapple Pacific crabapple prairie crabapple showy crabapple Siberian crabapple southern crab apple sweet crabapple Texas crabapple western crabapple

Translations

Basque: sagarmin Bulgarian: дива ябълка Bulgarian: киселица Catalan: pomera salvatge Cheyenne: náhkôhemenó'e Chinese Mandarin: 野蘋果 /野苹果 Chinese Mandarin: 海棠 Cornish: gwedhen krabbys Cornish: aval goodh Faroese: apaldur Finnish: villiomenapuu Finnish: villiomena Galician: maceira brava Galician: mazá brava Georgian: მაჟალო German: Holzapfel Ingrian: metsäomenapuu Ingrian: metsäomena Irish: crann fia-úll Irish: fia-úll Irish: úll fiáin Irish: goirteog Latvian: mežābele Portuguese: macieira silvestre Portuguese: maçã silvestre Russian: ди́кая я́блоня Russian: ди́кое я́блоко Scottish Gaelic: fiadh-ubhal Spanish: manzano silvestre Spanish: manzana silvestre Spanish: sagarmín Swedish: vildapel Unami: tëmpikànakw Unami: tëmpikàn Welsh: coeden afal bach sur Welsh: afal bach sur Welsh: crabysyn Welsh: grobosyn Albanian: mollë e egër Danish: vildæble Danish: skovæble Esperanto: sovaĝa pomo Manx: gartag Manx: ooyl feie Plautdietsch: Paradiessaupel Tagalog: alimangong mansanas Winnebago: kšeesuksik
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