Parkman crab

noun

Park·​man crab

ˈpärkmən,

ˈpȧkmən-

variants or Parkman crabapple

: an ornamental tree (Malus halliana parkmanii) with double bright rose-colored flowers

Word History

Etymology

after Francis Parkman †1893 American historian who cultivated it

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