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medlar
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medlar
[n] - small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples 2. [n] - South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and sweet-acid pithy flesh 3. [n] - crabapple-like fruit used for preserves Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=medlar
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Medlar
Med'lar noun [ Middle English medler medlar tree, Old French meslier , French néflier , Latin mespilum , mespilus , Greek ..., .... Confer Naseberry .] A tree of the genus Mespilus ( M. Germanica Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/40
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medlar
A tree of the genus Mespilus (M. Germanica); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay. ... <botany> Japan medlar, a kind of thorn tree (Cra... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?medlar
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medlar
Mespilus germanica noun small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=medlar
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Medlar
• (n.) A tree of the genus Mespilus (M. Germanica); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/medlar/
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medlar
(species Mespilus germanica), tree of the rose family (Rosaceae), closely allied to the genus Pyrus, in which it is sometimes included. A native of ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/63
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medlar
medlar (med'lur) , small deciduous tree (Mespilus germanica) of the family Rosaceae (rose family), native to Europe and Asia. It has luxuriant foliage and large white or pinkish flowers; in the wild state it is sometimes thorny. The medlar has long been cultivated in parts of Europe for its acid... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0832501.html
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Medlar
The medlar or Mespilus is a genus of trees belonging to the family Rosaceae. The flowers are large and white, have five-cleft calyxes and corollas, and these are followed by fleshy, yop-shaped fruits. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BM.HTM
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medlar
Small shrub or tree native to southeastern Europe. It is widely cultivated for its fruits, resembling small brown-green pears or quinces. These are palatable when they have begun to decay. (Mespilus germanica, family Rosaceae.) Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0014990.html
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medlar
1) Tree 2) Vangueria infausta 3) Wild medlar 4) Wild medlar tree Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/medlar/1
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