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crab tree

crab tree noun: a tree that bears wild apples.

Noun

crab tree (plural crab trees)

  1. A tree that bears wild apples.

Synonyms of crab tree

Forms of crab tree

pluralcrab trees
alternative formcrabtree
alternative formcrab-tree

Origin of crab tree

From Middle English crabbetre, crabtre; see crab (“wild apple”).

Questions about crab tree

What does crab tree mean?
Crab tree means a tree that bears wild apples.
What part of speech is crab tree?
Crab tree is a noun.
What is the plural of crab tree?
The plural of crab tree is crab trees.

Words near crab tree in the dictionary

  1. crab soccer
  2. crab spider
  3. crab spiders
  4. crab stick
  5. crab sticks
  6. crab tree
  7. crab trees
  8. crab yaws
  9. crab's eye
  10. crab's eyes
  11. crab-apple

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