Explore Crabapple through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like apple. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Crabapple meaning
- Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica).
- The fruit of this tree.
- An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.
Synonyms of Crabapple
Using Crabapple
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica). | The fruit of this tree. | An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.
- Useful related words include: crab apple, apple tree, cultivated crab apple, wild apple.
Context around Crabapple
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Crabapple
- In this selection, "crabapple" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, clustered, blossoms and jelly stand out and add context to how "crabapple" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include crabapple jelly is and pink clustered crabapple blossoms but. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "crabapple" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with crabapple
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Crabapple jelly is a favorite condiment of the region. (9 words)
We had a few days of beautiful magnolia tree blooms, along with pink clustered crabapple blossoms, but a hard frost halted the beauty show. (24 words)
We had a few days of beautiful magnolia tree blooms, along with pink clustered crabapple blossoms, but a hard frost halted the beauty show. (24 words)
Crabapple jelly is a favorite condiment of the region. (9 words)
Example sentences (2)
We had a few days of beautiful magnolia tree blooms, along with pink clustered crabapple blossoms, but a hard frost halted the beauty show.
Crabapple jelly is a favorite condiment of the region.