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MEDLAR TREE

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Meaning:

Small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples

Synonyms:

medlar; medlar tree; Mespilus germanica

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("medlar tree" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "medlar tree"):

medlar (crabapple-like fruit used for preserves)

Holonyms ("medlar tree" is a member of...):

genus Mespilus; Mespilus (medlars)

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