Meanings
nounIowa crab (plural Iowa crabs)
plural Iowa crabs
- The American crabapple Malus ioensis.
Synonyms: prairie crabapple
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe American crabapple Malus ioensis.
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nounwild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers
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Iowa crab appleprairie crabwestern crab appleMalus ioensis
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APA
Iowa crab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iowa%20crab
MLA
“Iowa crab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iowa%20crab. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Iowa crab,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iowa%20crab.
Source: Iowa crab on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.