Definition of medlar in English:

medlar

noun ˈmɛdləˈmɛdlər

1A small bushy tree of the rose family.
Mespilus germanica, family Rosaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- The largest is a cherry tree, which is pruned to keep it in check, and there are vines, peaches, medlar and mulberry bushes to provide fruit.
1. 1.1 The small brown apple-like fruit of the medlar, which is only edible after it has begun to decay.
  欧楂果
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are plenty of colourful fruits about, including dessert, culinary and crab apples, pears and medlars.
  There were medlars, and apples, and quinces, and cherries, and I think many more that I could not name by their bark or tiny fruit.
  Fruits include the indigenous melons, grapes, mulberries, peaches, apricots, nectarines, and pomegranates, as well as medlars, persimmons, oranges, melons, and sweet lemons.
  Apples and pears and medlars hang heavy upon the boughs.
  In the back are pots containing a fruit paradise of quinces, medlars, lemons, pomegranates, citrons, even a limequat that apparently makes a mean marmalade.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French medler, from medle 'medlar fruit', from Latin mespila, from Greek mespilē, mespilon.

Rhymes

pedlar

Definition of medlar in US English:

medlar

nounˈmedlərˈmɛdlər

1A small bushy tree of the rose family.
Mespilus germanica, family Rosaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- The largest is a cherry tree, which is pruned to keep it in check, and there are vines, peaches, medlar and mulberry bushes to provide fruit.
1. 1.1 The small brown apple-like fruit of the medlar, which is only edible after it has begun to decay.
  欧楂果
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fruits include the indigenous melons, grapes, mulberries, peaches, apricots, nectarines, and pomegranates, as well as medlars, persimmons, oranges, melons, and sweet lemons.
  There are plenty of colourful fruits about, including dessert, culinary and crab apples, pears and medlars.
  There were medlars, and apples, and quinces, and cherries, and I think many more that I could not name by their bark or tiny fruit.
  Apples and pears and medlars hang heavy upon the boughs.
  In the back are pots containing a fruit paradise of quinces, medlars, lemons, pomegranates, citrons, even a limequat that apparently makes a mean marmalade.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French medler, from medle ‘medlar fruit’, from Latin mespila, from Greek mespilē, mespilon.

词汇	medlar
释义	Definition of medlar in English: medlar noun ˈmɛdləˈmɛdlər 1A small bushy tree of the rose family. Mespilus germanica, family Rosaceae Example sentencesExamples The largest is a cherry tree, which is pruned to keep it in check, and there are vines, peaches, medlar and mulberry bushes to provide fruit. 1.1 The small brown apple-like fruit of the medlar, which is only edible after it has begun to decay. 欧楂果 Example sentencesExamples There are plenty of colourful fruits about, including dessert, culinary and crab apples, pears and medlars. There were medlars, and apples, and quinces, and cherries, and I think many more that I could not name by their bark or tiny fruit. Fruits include the indigenous melons, grapes, mulberries, peaches, apricots, nectarines, and pomegranates, as well as medlars, persimmons, oranges, melons, and sweet lemons. Apples and pears and medlars hang heavy upon the boughs. In the back are pots containing a fruit paradise of quinces, medlars, lemons, pomegranates, citrons, even a limequat that apparently makes a mean marmalade. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French medler, from medle 'medlar fruit', from Latin mespila, from Greek mespilē, mespilon. Rhymes pedlar Definition of medlar in US English: medlar nounˈmedlərˈmɛdlər 1A small bushy tree of the rose family. Mespilus germanica, family Rosaceae Example sentencesExamples The largest is a cherry tree, which is pruned to keep it in check, and there are vines, peaches, medlar and mulberry bushes to provide fruit. 1.1 The small brown apple-like fruit of the medlar, which is only edible after it has begun to decay. 欧楂果 Example sentencesExamples Fruits include the indigenous melons, grapes, mulberries, peaches, apricots, nectarines, and pomegranates, as well as medlars, persimmons, oranges, melons, and sweet lemons. There are plenty of colourful fruits about, including dessert, culinary and crab apples, pears and medlars. There were medlars, and apples, and quinces, and cherries, and I think many more that I could not name by their bark or tiny fruit. Apples and pears and medlars hang heavy upon the boughs. In the back are pots containing a fruit paradise of quinces, medlars, lemons, pomegranates, citrons, even a limequat that apparently makes a mean marmalade. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French medler, from medle ‘medlar fruit’, from Latin mespila, from Greek mespilē, mespilon.
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