What does wild crab mean?

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

What is another word for wild crab?

Close synonyms include Malus sylvestris. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wild crab a common word?

wild crab is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Wild crab — meaning and 1 synonym

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples
SynonymsMalus sylvestris
Broaderwild apple
Part ofMalus

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What does wild crab mean?: wild crab means "wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples".
What is another word for wild crab?: Close synonyms include Malus sylvestris. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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