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crab tree

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
crab tree
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree that bears wild apples.

Etymology

From Middle English crabbetre, crabtre; see crab (“wild apple”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

crab trees (plural) crabtree (alternative) crab-tree (alternative)

Synonyms

crab crabapple crabapple tree

Questions

What does crab tree mean?
A tree that bears wild apples.
Where does crab tree come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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