HyperDic: iowa_crab

English > 1 sense of the expression Iowa crab:
NOUNplantIowa crab, Iowa crab apple, prairie crab, western crab apple, Malus ioensiswild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers
English > Iowa crab: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningwild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers.
SynonymsIowa crab apple, prairie crab, western crab apple, Malus ioensis
NarrowerBechtel crab, flowering crabderived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms
Broaderwild apple, crab apple, crabappleAny of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit

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