crab apple

Noun crab apple has 3 senses

• crab apple(n = noun.plant) crabapple, cultivated crab apple - any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms; Array
has parts: crab apple, crabapple
is a kind of apple tree
has particulars: cherry apple, cherry crab, malus baccata, siberian crab, siberian crab apple, flowering crab, malus angustifolia, southern crab apple

• crab apple(n = noun.plant) crabapple, wild apple - any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit; Array
is a kind of apple tree
has particulars: malus sylvestris, wild crab, american crab apple, garland crab, malus coronaria, malus fusca, oregon crab apple, iowa crab, iowa crab apple, malus ioensis, prairie crab, western crab apple

• crab apple(n = noun.food) crabapple - small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly"
is a kind of apple
is a part of crab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple