crab tree

See also: Crabtree, crab-tree, and crabtree

English

Alternative forms

• crabtree, crab-tree

Etymology

From Middle English crabbetre, crabtre; see crab (“wild apple”).

Noun

crab tree (plural crab trees)

1. A tree that bears wild apples.

   Synonyms: crab, crabapple, crabapple tree

Hypernyms

• tree

Translations

tree that bears wild apples — see crabapple