MEDLAR
Dictionary entry overview: What does medlar mean?
• MEDLAR (noun)
The noun MEDLAR has 4 senses:
1. small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
2. small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
3. a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
4. crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
Familiarity information: MEDLAR used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MEDLAR (noun)
Meaning:
Small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
medlar; Vangueria infausta; wild medlar; wild medlar tree
Hypernyms ("medlar" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Meronyms (parts of "medlar"):
medlar (a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste)
Holonyms ("medlar" is a member of...):
genus Vangueria; Vangueria (tropical African and Asiatic trees and shrubs having one-seeded fruit)
Meaning:
Small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
medlar tree; Mespilus germanica; medlar
Hypernyms ("medlar" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Meronyms (parts of "medlar"):
medlar (crabapple-like fruit used for preserves)
Holonyms ("medlar" is a member of...):
genus Mespilus; Mespilus (medlars)
Meaning:
A South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("medlar" is a kind of...):
edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)
Holonyms ("medlar" is a part of...):
medlar; Vangueria infausta; wild medlar; wild medlar tree (small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit)
Meaning:
Crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("medlar" is a kind of...):
edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)
Holonyms ("medlar" is a part of...):
medlar; medlar tree; Mespilus germanica (small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples)
