noun
- Small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit.
- synonyms: wild medlar, wild medlar tree, Vangueria infausta
- Small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples.
- synonyms: medlar tree, Mespilus germanica
- A South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste.
- Crabapple-like fruit used for preserves. .
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