crab tree

American  

noun

1. a tree bearing crab apples.

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Etymology

Origin of crab tree

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Example Sentences

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crab tree

The wild crab tree is the parent of most of the cultivated varieties.

From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.

Here and there crabs cling to the tough crab tree, whose bark has a dull gloss on it something like dark polished leather.

From Wild Life in a Southern County by Jefferies, Richard

The American crab tree is a snowy mount in spring; the flakes. of bloom, when they fall, cover the grass with a film—a bushel of bloom, which the wind takes and scatters afar.

From The Life of the Fields by Jefferies, Richard

Look at that crab tree in the hedge; did you ever see such a magnificent mass of blossom?

From Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by Houghton, W. (William)

So here in the shadow of the American crab tree the light of the sky put out the written pages.

From The Life of the Fields by Jefferies, Richard