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medlar
[ med-ler ]
/ ˈmɛd lər /
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noun
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
any of certain related trees.
the fruit of any of these trees.
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Origin of medlar
1325–75; Middle English medler<Anglo-French, equivalent to medle (Old French mesle the fruit <Latin mespilum<Greek méspilon) + -er-er2
Words nearby medlar
medium-sized, medium strip, medium wave, medius, medivac, medlar, Med. Lat., medley, medley relay, Médoc, Medon
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British Dictionary definitions for medlar
medlar
/ (ˈmɛdlə) /
noun
a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Mespilus germanica
the fruit of this tree, which resembles the crab apple and is not edible until it has begun to decay
any of several other rosaceous trees or their fruits
Word Origin for medlar
C14: from Old French medlier, from Latin mespilum medlar fruit, from Greek mespilon
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