flowering crab

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Noun	1.	flowering crab - derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossomsBechtel crabIowa crab, Iowa crab apple, Malus ioensis, prairie crab, western crab apple - wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers
	2.	flowering crab - small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossomsMalus angustifolia, Southern crab applecrab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple - any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms