Pyrus malus

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Translingual

Old European crab apple tree
Malus sylvestris

Etymology

From Latin pirus (“pear tree”) + mālus (“apple tree”).

Proper noun

Pyrus malus f

  1. (obsolete) A former taxonomic grouping applied to the apples, pears and related plants of the subfamily Maloideae.
  2. (rare) Malus sylvestris, the European crab apple.

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