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med·lar M0195300 (mĕd′lər)n.1. A deciduous European tree (Mespilus germanica) in the rose family, having white flowers and edible apple-shaped fruit.2. The fruit of this plant, eaten fresh or made into preserves.
[Middle English medler, from Old French meslier, medler, from mesle, medle, fruit of the medlar, from Late Latin mespila, from Greek mespilē.]medlar (ˈmɛdlə) n1. (Plants) a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Mespilus germanica2. (Plants) the fruit of this tree, which resembles the crab apple and is not edible until it has begun to decay3. (Plants) any of several other rosaceous trees or their fruits[C14: from Old French medlier, from Latin mespilum medlar fruit, from Greek mespilon]med•lar (ˈmɛd lər)
n. 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. [1325–75; Middle English medler < Anglo-French =medle (Old French mesle the fruit < Latin mespilum < Greek méspilon) + -er -er2] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  medlar - small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruitVangueria infausta, wild medlar, wild medlar treemedlar - a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid tastegenus Vangueria, Vangueria - tropical African and Asiatic trees and shrubs having one-seeded fruittree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms | | 2. |  medlar - small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab applesmedlar tree, Mespilus germanicamedlar - crabapple-like fruit used for preservesgenus Mespilus, Mespilus - medlarsfruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit | | 3. | medlar - a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid tasteedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshmedlar, Vangueria infausta, wild medlar, wild medlar tree - small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit | | 4. | medlar - crabapple-like fruit used for preservesedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshmedlar tree, Mespilus germanica, medlar - small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples |
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medlar (mĕd`lər), small deciduous tree (Mespilus germanica) of the family Rosaceae (roserose,
common name for some members of the Rosaceae, a large family of herbs, shrubs, and trees distributed over most of the earth, and for plants of the genus Rosa, the true roses.
..... Click the link for more information. family), native to Europe and Asia. It has luxuriant foliage and large white or pinkish flowers; in the wild state it is sometimes thorny. The medlar has long been cultivated in parts of Europe for its acid, apple-shaped fruit. It is usually not picked until after it has been touched by frost; then the fruit is stored until the ripening process is completed. It is commonly eaten fresh but is sometimes used for preserves. Medlar is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.medlar1. a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Mespilus germanica 2. the fruit of this tree, which resembles the crab apple and is not edible until it has begun to decay 3. any of several other rosaceous trees or their fruits MedicalSeeMEDLARSmedlarenUK
Related to medlar: medlar treeSynonyms for medlarnoun small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruitSynonyms- Vangueria infausta
- wild medlar
- wild medlar tree
Related Words- medlar
- genus Vangueria
- Vangueria
- tree
noun small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab applesSynonyms- medlar tree
- Mespilus germanica
Related Words- medlar
- genus Mespilus
- Mespilus
- fruit tree
noun a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid tasteRelated Words- edible fruit
- medlar
- Vangueria infausta
- wild medlar
- wild medlar tree
noun crabapple-like fruit used for preservesRelated Words- edible fruit
- medlar tree
- Mespilus germanica
- medlar
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