English > genus Malus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere. |
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| Synonym | Malus |
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| Member of | Rosaceae, family Rosaceae, rose family | A large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales |
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| Members | American crab apple, garland crab, Malus coronaria | medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit |
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| Siberian crab, Siberian crab apple, cherry apple, cherry crab, Malus baccata | Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving |
| apple, orchard apple tree, Malus pumila | Native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits |
| apple tree | Any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits |
| wild crab, Malus sylvestris | wild crab apple native to Europe |
| Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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| Spanish | genus malus, malus |
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| Catalan | genus malus, malus |
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