flowering crab

/ˌflaʊərɪŋ kræb/
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Other forms: flowering crabs

Definitions of flowering crab
  1. noun
    small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms
    synonyms: Malus angustifolia, Southern crab apple
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    type of:
    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
  2. noun
    derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms
    synonyms: Bechtel crab
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    type of:
    Iowa crab, Iowa crab apple, Malus ioensis, prairie crab, western crab apple
    wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers
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