1. Small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
   "The medlar fruits were left to blet before eating";
   - medlar tree, Mespilus germanica
    
2. Crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
   "The medlar fruits were left to blet before being made into jelly"
    
3. Small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
   "Local communities harvested fruit from the wild medlar trees";
   - wild medlar, wild medlar tree, Vangueria infausta
    
4. A South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
   "The South African medlar was enjoyed as a refreshing snack on hot days"

Sounds like: medaling, medalling, meddldlar, med

Derived forms: medlars

Type of: edible fruit, fruit tree, tree

Part of: genus Mespilus, genus Vangueria, Mespilus, Vangueria

Encyclopedia: Medlar