crab apple
noun
: any of various wild or cultivated trees (genus Malus) that are cultivars or relatives of the cultivated apple and that produce small sour fruit
also
: the fruit
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Soon, the crab apple trees in my front and back yards will blossom into stunning pink clouds.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The kumquat is to the orange what the crab apple is to the apple – a small, tart version of the larger fruit.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
Dwarf crab apples can get 8-10 feet tall but can be kept pruned.
—Sheila Yount, arkansasonline.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Chef Cameron Cousin, 46, taps into a lot of diners’ wish lists with his winning roundup of oysters Rockefeller, French onion soup, ricotta scattered with mushrooms, and a strapping pork chop that’s pure comfort (and sweetly served with apple sauce inside hollowed crab apples).
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The kumquat is to the orange what the crab apple is to the apple – a small, tart version of the larger fruit.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
Dwarf crab apples can get 8-10 feet tall but can be kept pruned.
—Sheila Yount, arkansasonline.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Chef Cameron Cousin, 46, taps into a lot of diners’ wish lists with his winning roundup of oysters Rockefeller, French onion soup, ricotta scattered with mushrooms, and a strapping pork chop that’s pure comfort (and sweetly served with apple sauce inside hollowed crab apples).
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Crab apple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crab%20apple. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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