crab apple

• Manzana pequeña y agria de un manzano silvestre, o el árbol que la produce; también se usa en sentido figurado para referirse a una persona gruñona o de mal carácter.

A small, sour wild apple, or the tree that produces it; also used figuratively to describe a sour-tempered or ill-natured person.

1. B1formal

   A small, wild apple tree (genus Malus) that produces small, sour fruits.

   manzano silvestre

   • The crab apple tree in the garden is full of blossoms.
   • Crab apples are often used to make jelly.
   • Birds love to eat the fruit of the crab apple.

2. Sour fruitB1formal

   The small, tart fruit of the crab apple tree, often used in cooking or preserves.

   Manzana silvestre ácida

   • She made a delicious crab apple jelly.
   • The crab apples are too sour to eat raw.
   • He collected a basket of crab apples for the recipe.