medlar

n 1: small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit

[syn: {wild medlar}, {wild medlar tree}, {Vangueria

infausta}]

2: small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that

resemble crab apples [syn: {medlar tree}, {Mespilus

germanica}]

3: South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and

sweet-acid pithy flesh

4: crabapple-like fruit used for preserves