crabapple

Crabapples (fruit) on the branch.

Meaning

Noun

  • Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica).
  • The fruit of this tree.
  • An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.

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Origin

  • crab + apple

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