medlar

noun

med·lar ˈmed-lər

: a small deciduous Eurasian tree (Mespilus germanica) of the rose family whose fruit resembles a crab apple and is used in preserves

also : its fruit

Examples of medlar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The winter garden windows open electronically (also per Otto’s design) and look out onto verdant thatches of privacy-preserving bamboo and medlar; from his desk, Heimer faces the massive 90-year-old chestnut tree, its leaves blushing madly with fall color. —

Megan O’Grady, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2020 And things get worse — looks-wise — for medlar from now on. —

Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019 None other than Charlemagne included medlar among the mandatory plants for his royal estates. —

Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019 Like medlar, these fruits were popular hundreds of years ago. —

Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019 Local favorites include apfelwein, akin to dry French cider; Gin Sieben, a Frankfurt-style gin infused with seven specific herbs, including borage and sorrel; and mispelchen, a brandy made with medlar, a persimmon-like fruit. —

Adam Erace, Fortune, 30 June 2024

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