Crabapple

Alternative forms

• crab-apple, crab apple

Origin

crab + apple

Full definition of crabapple

Noun

1. Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica).
2. The fruit of this tree.
3. An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.

Synonyms

• (tree) crab; crab tree
• (fruit) crab
• (crabby person) grouch, grump, misery, moaner

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