crabapple

1. 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 (synset 112655190)
   is a type of: apple tree - any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits
   subtypes:

   • cherry apple, cherry crab, malus baccata, siberian crab, siberian crab apple - Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving
   • flowering crab, malus angustifolia, southern crab apple - small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms
   has: crab apple, crabapple - small sour apple; suitable for preserving
   same as: crab apple, cultivated crab apple
2. Any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit (synset 112654972)
   is a type of: apple tree - any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits
   subtypes:

   • malus sylvestris, wild crab - wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples
   • american crab apple, garland crab, malus coronaria - medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
   • malus fusca, oregon crab apple - small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit
   • iowa crab, iowa crab apple, malus ioensis, prairie crab, western crab apple - wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers
   same as: crab apple, wild apple
3. Small sour apple;
   Suitable for preserving (synset 107755320)
   "crabapples make a tangy jelly"
   is a type of: apple - fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
   is a part of: crab 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
   same as: crab apple

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