NOUN | plant | Southern crab apple, flowering crab, Malus angustifolia | small tree or shrub of southeastern United States |
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Meaning | small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms. | |
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Synonyms | flowering crab, 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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