Siberian crab

noun

variants or less commonly Siberian crab apple
: an Asian wild crab apple (Malus baccata) that is an ancestor of cultivated forms and has small yellow or red very hard fruits

called also cherry apple, cherry crab

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“Siberian crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Siberian%20crab. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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