| NOUN | plant | flowering crab, Bechtel crab | derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms |
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| plant | flowering crab, Southern crab apple, Malus angustifolia | small tree or shrub of southeastern United States |
| Meaning | derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms. | |
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| Synonym | Bechtel crab | |
| Broader | Iowa crab, Iowa crab apple, prairie crab, western crab apple, Malus ioensis | wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers |
| Meaning | small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms. | |
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| Synonyms | Southern crab apple, Malus angustifolia | |
| Broader | crab apple, 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 |
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