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medlar

med·lar [ méddlər ] (plural med·lars)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fruit of medlar tree: a small apple-shaped fruit that is not edible until it is overripe. Use: preserves.

2. tree with apple-shaped fruit: a small fruit tree that produces medlars. Native to: Europe, Asia.  Latin name Mespilus germanica.

[14th century. < Old French medler< medle "medlar fruit" (a variant of mesle) < Greek mespilē]
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