HyperDic: southern_crab_apple

English > 1 sense of the expression Southern crab apple:
NOUNplantSouthern crab apple, flowering crab, Malus angustifoliasmall tree or shrub of southeastern United States
English > Southern crab apple: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms.
Synonymsflowering crab, Malus angustifolia
Broadercrab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab appleAny 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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