medlar
noun
- a small tree (Mespilus germanica) of the rose family, growing in Europe and Asia
- its small, brown, applelike fruit, hard and bitter when ripe and eaten or used in preserves when partly decayed
See medlar in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mĕdˈlər)
noun- A deciduous European tree (Mespilus germanica) having white flowers and edible apple-shaped fruit.
- The fruit of this plant, eaten fresh or made into preserves.
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