| NOUN | plant | medlar, wild medlar, wild medlar tree, Vangueria infausta | small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit |
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| plant | medlar, medlar tree, Mespilus germanica | small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples | |
| food | medlar | a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste | |
| food | medlar | crabapple-like fruit used for preserves |
| Sounds | meh'dler | |
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| Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... | |
| Meaning | small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit. | |
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| Synonyms | wild medlar, wild medlar tree, Vangueria infausta | |
| Member of | Vangueria, genus Vangueria | Tropical African and Asiatic trees and shrubs having one-seeded fruit |
| Parts | medlar | A South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Meaning | small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples. | |
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| Synonyms | medlar tree, Mespilus germanica | |
| Member of | Mespilus, genus Mespilus | medlars |
| Parts | medlar | Crabapple-like fruit used for preserves |
| Broader | fruit tree | Tree bearing edible fruit |
| Spanish | níspero | |
| Catalan | Mespilus germanica, nesprer | |
| Meaning | A South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste. | |
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| Part of | wild medlar, wild medlar tree, medlar, Vangueria infausta | small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit |
| Broader | edible fruit | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
| Spanish | níspero | |
| Catalan | nespla, nespra | |
| Meaning | Crabapple-like fruit used for preserves. | |
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| Part of | medlar, medlar tree, Mespilus germanica | small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples |
| Broader | edible fruit | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
| Spanish | níspero | |
| Catalan | nespla, nespra | |
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