crab apple in English

noun
1
a small, sour apple.
If you buy a crab apple today, it won't go sour on you.
2
the small tree that bears the crab apple.
The Midland Section commemorated the 10th anniversary by planting a snowdrift crab-apple tree .
noun
noun

Use "crab apple" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "crab apple" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "crab apple", or refer to the context using the word "crab apple" in the English Dictionary.

1. Tags: Brambly hedge, jill barklem, british, english, quintessential british, countryside, hedgerow, mice, crab apple cottage, winter, warm, cosy, cooking, fireside

2. Eurasian blue tit garden bird perched on the branch of a spring flowering crab apple tree with blossom - Bluetit stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

3. In the ancient herbals the crab apple was used as treatment for boils, abscesses, splinters, wounds, coughs, colds and a host of other ailments ranging from acne to kidney ailments.

4. Most of the other hedges are a mix of hazel, maple and ash, with here and there a holly, crab apple, Bullace or an oak, and an under-blush of dogwood, the hips of wild roses or the exquisite little pink berries of the spindle tree