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crabapples

crabapples is the plural of crabapple.

Meaning of crabapple

Noun

crabapple (plural crabapples)

  1. Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica).
  2. The fruit of this tree.
    Synonyms:
    crab
  3. An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.
    Synonyms:
    grouch, grump, misery, moaner

Phrases with crabapples

Questions about crabapples

What is crabapples the plural of?
Crabapples is the plural of crabapple.

Words near crabapples in the dictionary

  1. crab-tree
  2. crab-trees
  3. crabapple
  4. crabapple tree
  5. crabapple trees
  6. crabapples
  7. Crabb
  8. Crabbe
  9. Crabbean
  10. crabbed
  11. crabbedly

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