Meanings
nouncrab tree (plural crab trees)
plural crab trees · alternative crabtree · alternative crab-tree
- A tree that bears wild apples.
Synonyms: crab, crabapple, crabapple tree
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tree that bears wild apples.
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Origin
- Middle Englishcrabbetre
- Englishcrab tree
From Middle English crabbetre, crabtre; see crab (“wild apple”).
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APA
crab tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crab%20tree
MLA
“crab tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crab%20tree. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crab tree,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crab%20tree.
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