crabapple

Noun crabapple has 3 senses

• crabapple(n = noun.plant) crab apple, 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;
has parts: crab apple, crabapple
is a kind of apple tree
has particulars: cherry apple, cherry crab, malus baccata, siberian crab, siberian crab apple, flowering crab, malus angustifolia, southern crab apple

• crabapple(n = noun.plant) crab apple, wild apple - any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit;
is a kind of apple tree
has particulars: malus sylvestris, wild crab, american crab apple, garland crab, malus coronaria, malus fusca, oregon crab apple, iowa crab, iowa crab apple, malus ioensis, prairie crab, western crab apple

• crabapple(n = noun.food) crab apple - small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly"
is a kind of apple
is a part of crab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple