medlar
(noun) crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
medlar
(noun) a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
medlar, medlar tree, Mespilus germanica
(noun) small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
Source: WordNet® 3.1
medlar (plural medlars)
Mespilus germanica, common medlar (now often Crataegus germanica)
Any tree of the genus Mespilus, now often Crataegus sect. Mespilus, including many species now in other genera.
Any of several similar trees that bear similar fruit
Stern's medlar (Crataegus Ă— canescens: family Rosaceae)
Mediterranean medlar or azarole (Crataegus azarolus: family Rosaceae)
Japanese medlar or loquat (Eriobotrya japonica: family Rosaceae)
Spanish medlar or bulletwood (Mimusops elengi: family Sapotaceae)
African medlar (Vangueria infausta: family Rubiaceae)
Wolfberry, goji, red medlar (Lycium spp.),
The fruit of such trees, similar to small apples
especially that of Crataegus sect. Mespilus, not eaten until it has begun to decay, or more specifically, to blet.
(derogatory, intended sexually) A woman or a woman's genitalia (as the fruit's appearance mimics an "open-arse")
• Delmar, dermal, mardle, marled, merlad
Source: Wiktionary
Med"lar, n. Etym: [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F. néflier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. Naseberry.]
Definition: A tree of the genus Mespilus (M. 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. Japan medlar (Bot.), the loquat. See Loquat.
– Neapolitan medlar (Bot.), a kind of thorn tree (Cratægus Azarolus); also, its fruit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
