medlar

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
• Syn:
wild medlar, wild medlar tree, Vangueria infausta
• Hypernyms:
tree
• Member Holonyms:
Vangueria, genus Vangueria
2. small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
• Syn:
medlar tree, Mespilus germanica
• Hypernyms:
fruit tree
• Member Holonyms:
Mespilus, genus Mespilus
3. a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
• Hypernyms:
edible fruit
• Part Holonyms:
wild medlar, wild medlar tree, Vangueria infausta
4. crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
• Hypernyms:
edible fruit
• Part Holonyms:
medlar tree, Mespilus germanica