English > wild apple: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit. |
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| Synonyms | crab apple, crabapple |
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| Narrower | 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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| Iowa crab, Iowa crab apple, prairie crab, western crab apple, Malus ioensis | wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers |
| Oregon crab apple, Malus fusca | small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit |
| wild crab, Malus sylvestris | wild crab apple native to Europe |
| Broader | apple tree | Any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits |
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| Spanish | malus sylvestris, manzano silvestre |
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