Found 2 items, similar to medlar.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: medlar medlar n 1: small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit [syn: wild medlar, wild medlar tree, Vangueria infausta ] 2: small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples [syn: medlar tree, Mespilus germanica ] 3: South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and sweet-acid pithy flesh 4: crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
English → English (gcide) Definition: Medlar Medlar \Med"lar\, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F. n['e]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. ?, ?. Cf. Naseberry.] A tree of the genus Mespilus (Mespilus Germanica); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay. [1913 Webster] Japan medlar (Bot.), the loquat. See Loquat. Neapolitan medlar (Bot.), a kind of thorn tree (Crat[ae]gus Azarolus); also, its fruit. [1913 Webster]