crabapple

crabapple
crab apple also crab·ap·ple (krăbʹăp'əl) n.
1. Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Malus, native to North America and Eurasia and having clusters of white, pink, or reddish flowers.
2. The small tart fruit of such a tree, sometimes used to make jelly and preserves.

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