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crab apple   (TTS Sound)

The noun crab apple has 3 senses

• 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)


• wild apple, crab apple, crabapple -- (any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit)


• crab apple, crabapple -- (small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly")