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Noun crab-apple has 3 senses

crab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple - any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acid (usually bright red) fruit used for preserving or as ornamentals for their blossoms
--₁ is a kind of apple tree
--₁ has parts: crab apple, crabapple
--₁ has particulars:
Siberian crab, Siberian crab apple, cherry apple, cherry crab, Malus baccata; Southern crab apple, flowering crab, Malus angustifolia
wild apple, crab apple, crabapple - any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acid fruit
--₂ is a kind of apple tree
--₂ has particulars:
wild crab, Malus sylvestris; American crab apple, garland crab, Malus coronaria; Oregon crab apple, Malus fusca; Iowa crab, Iowa crab apple, prairie crab, western crab apple, Malus ioensis
crab apple, crabapple - small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly"
--₃ is a kind of apple
--₃ is a part of crab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple