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• Medlar — Med lar, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F. n[ e]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Naseberry}.] A tree of the genus {Mespilus} ({Mespilus Germanica}); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• medlar — ► NOUN ▪ a small brown apple like fruit. ORIGIN Old French medler, from Greek mespil …   English terms dictionary

• medlar — noun 1》 a small bushy tree of the rose family. [Mespilus germanica.] 2》 the small brown apple like fruit of the medlar, edible once it has begun to decay. Origin ME: from OFr. medler, from medle medlar fruit , from L. mespila, from Gk mespilē,… …   English new terms dictionary

• medlar — noun a) A tree of the genus Mespilus b) the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay, or more properly, blet …   Wiktionary

• medlar —   n. crab apple like fruit and tree …   Dictionary of difficult words

• medlar — n. 1 a rosaceous tree, Mespilus germanica, bearing small brown apple like fruits. 2 the fruit of this tree which is eaten when decayed. Etymology: ME f. OF medler f. L mespila f. Gk mespile, on …   Useful english dictionary

• Japan medlar — Medlar Med lar, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F. n[ e]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Naseberry}.] A tree of the genus {Mespilus} ({Mespilus Germanica}); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Neapolitan medlar — Medlar Med lar, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F. n[ e]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Naseberry}.] A tree of the genus {Mespilus} ({Mespilus Germanica}); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bessica Medlar Raiche — Infobox Person name = Bessica Medlar Raiche image size = 180px caption = Bessica Medlar Raiche in flying gear birth date = April, 1875 birth place = Wisconsin death date = death date|1932|4|11|mf=y death place = Balboa Island, Newport Beach,… …   Wikipedia

• μεσπιλώδη — μεσπιλώδης like a medlar neut nom/voc/acc pl (attic epic doric) μεσπιλώδης like a medlar masc/fem/neut nom/voc/acc dual (doric aeolic) μεσπιλώδης like a medlar masc/fem acc sg (attic epic doric) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• μεσπιλώδης — like a medlar masc/fem acc pl (attic epic doric) μεσπιλώδης like a medlar masc/fem nom/voc pl (doric aeolic) μεσπιλώδης like a medlar masc/fem nom sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)