medlar
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
any of certain related trees.
the fruit of any of these trees.
Origin of medlar
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How to use medlar in a sentence
And certainly a fine medlar tree "ful of blossomes" is a handsome ornament on any lawn.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare | Henry Nicholson EllacombeIn the medlar the core (or true pericarp) is of a stony hardness, while the outer succulent covering is open at the summit.
Now the Stevenyne was full sixty years old, and had a face like a medlar, but all yellowed with bile and anger.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2) | Charles de CosterThey made their way through the medlar trees and scrub to the plateau above, and, the height gained, they turned to look back.
Cumner & South Sea Folk, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThe pod increases to the size of a large cob-nut or small medlar, and becomes brown as the woolly fruit ripens.
The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary | Henry Lee
British Dictionary definitions for medlar
/ (ˈmɛdlə) /
a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Mespilus germanica
the fruit of this tree, which resembles the crab apple and is not edible until it has begun to decay
any of several other rosaceous trees or their fruits
Origin of medlar
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