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| med·lar [ méddlər ] (plural med·lars) |
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1. fruit of medlar tree: a small apple-shaped fruit that is not edible until it is overripe. Use: preserves.
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2. tree with apple-shaped fruit: a small fruit tree that produces medlars. Native to: Europe, Asia. Latin name Mespilus germanica.
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| [14th century. < Old French medler< medle "medlar fruit" (a variant of mesle) < Greek mespilē] |
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