crabapple
noun/ˈkɹæbˌæpəl/
Etymology From crab (“wild apple”) + apple.
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.
3
An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.
- Derived terms
- American crabapple, Chinese crabapple, Chinese pearleaf crabapple, cultivated crabapple, European crabapple, garland crabapple, Iowa crabapple, Manchurian crabapple, Oregon crabapple, Pacific crabapple, prairie crabapple, showy crabapple, Siberian crabapple, southern crab apple, sweet crabapple, Texas crabapple, western crabapple