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medlar

/ˈmɛdlɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
med-lar
IPA
/ˈmɛdlɚ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mespilus germanica, common medlar (now often Crataegus germanica).

noun

Any tree of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus, including many species now in other genera.

noun

Any of several similar trees that bear similar fruit:

noun

Any of several similar trees that bear similar fruit:

noun

Any of several similar trees that bear similar fruit:

noun

Any of several similar trees that bear similar fruit:

noun

Any of several similar trees that bear similar fruit:

noun

Any of several similar trees that bear similar fruit:

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English medler, medeler, from Old French medler, meslier, from medle, mesdle (“medlar fruit”), from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον (méspilon). Related to the rare mesple, via Proto-West Germanic *mespilā. Displaced Old English openærs (“open-arse”) (and similar names, from anatomical comparison).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɛdlɚ/
  • British English: /ˈmɛdlə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

medlars (plural)

Phrases

African medlar common medlar Dutch medlar Japan medlar Japanese medlar Mediterranean medlar Neapolitan medlar red medlar

Synonyms

open-arse medlar tree mespilus germanica wild medlar wild medlar tree vangueria infausta

Homonyms

meddler

Rhymes With

peddler edler medler

Questions

How do you pronounce medlar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛdlɚ/.
What does medlar mean?
Mespilus germanica, common medlar (now often Crataegus germanica).
Where does medlar come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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