Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crabapple

3 senses of crabapple

Sense 1
crab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple -- (any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms)
       => apple tree -- (any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits)

Sense 2
wild apple, crab apple, crabapple -- (any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit)
       => apple tree -- (any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits)

Sense 3
crab apple, crabapple -- (small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly")
       => apple -- (fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh)