apple tree

/ˌæpəl tri/

/ˈæpəl tri/

Other forms: apple trees

Definitions of apple tree

1. noun

   any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits
   types:

   Malus pumila, apple, orchard apple tree

   native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits

   crab apple, crabapple, wild apple

   any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit

   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

   Malus baccata, Siberian crab, Siberian crab apple, cherry apple, cherry crab

   Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving

   Malus sylvestris, wild crab

   wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples

   American crab apple, Malus coronaria, garland crab

   medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit

   Malus fusca, Oregon crab apple

   small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit

   Malus angustifolia, Southern crab apple, flowering crab

   small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms

   Iowa crab, Iowa crab apple, Malus ioensis, prairie crab, western crab apple

   wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers

   type of:

   fruit tree

   tree bearing edible fruit