Siberian crab

Siberian crab
noun
Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving
Hypernyms: ↑crab apple, ↑crabapple, ↑cultivated crab apple
Member Holonyms: ↑Malus, ↑genus Malus

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noun also siberian crab apple
Usage: usually capitalized S
: an Asian wild crab apple (Malus baccata) that is an ancestor of cultivated forms and has small yellow or red very hard fruits — called also cherry apple, cherry crab

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  • Siberian crab — Siberian Si*be ri*an, a. [From Siberia, Russ. Sibire.] Of or pertaining to Siberia, a region comprising all northern Asia and belonging to Russia; as, a Siberian winter. n. A native or inhabitant of Siberia. [1913 Webster] {Siberian crab} (Bot.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Siberian crab apple — noun Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving • Syn: ↑Siberian crab, ↑cherry apple, ↑cherry crab, ↑Malus baccata • Hypernyms: ↑crab apple, ↑crabapple, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Siberian crab apple — uoginė obelis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių šeimos vaisinis augalas (Malus baccata), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Malus baccata; Malus baccata f. gracilis; Malus baccata f. jackii; Malus baccata var. baccata; Malus… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Siberian crab apple — a hardy, round headed tree, Malus baccata, of northern Asia, having white flowers and yellow or red fruit. * * * …   Universalium

  • Siberian — Si*be ri*an, a. [From Siberia, Russ. Sibire.] Of or pertaining to Siberia, a region comprising all northern Asia and belonging to Russia; as, a Siberian winter. n. A native or inhabitant of Siberia. [1913 Webster] {Siberian crab} (Bot.), the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Siberian dog — Siberian Si*be ri*an, a. [From Siberia, Russ. Sibire.] Of or pertaining to Siberia, a region comprising all northern Asia and belonging to Russia; as, a Siberian winter. n. A native or inhabitant of Siberia. [1913 Webster] {Siberian crab} (Bot.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Siberian pea tree — Siberian Si*be ri*an, a. [From Siberia, Russ. Sibire.] Of or pertaining to Siberia, a region comprising all northern Asia and belonging to Russia; as, a Siberian winter. n. A native or inhabitant of Siberia. [1913 Webster] {Siberian crab} (Bot.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crab — (kr[a^]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crab apple — Crab Crab (kr[a^]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crab grass — Crab Crab (kr[a^]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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