flowering crab
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Definition
Noun: 1. A small tree or shrub, specifically a cultivated variety of crab apple, prized for its ornamental and showy blossoms. * This definition refers to a type of small tree, often a cultivar, that is primarily grown for its decorative flowers rather than its fruit.
Usage
The term "flowering crab" is used to specify a crab apple tree whose primary ornamental value is its springtime bloom. It distinguishes these trees from other crab apples that might be grown primarily for fruit or other characteristics. * The park's entrance is lined with beautiful flowering crabs that bloom every April. * We planted a flowering crab in the backyard to add some spring color.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used attributively (like an adjective) to describe other nouns related to the tree.
- The flowering crab blossoms filled the air with a sweet scent.
- They admired the flowering crab variety called 'Prairifire'.
Variants and Related Words
- Crab apple / Crabapple: The general term for trees in the genus . Not all crab apples are specifically "flowering crabs," as some are grown for fruit.
- Ornamental crab (apple): A near-synonymous phrase also used for cultivars grown for decorative purposes.
Synonyms
- Ornamental crab apple
- Flowering crabapple
Different Meanings
- The term "flowering crab" almost exclusively refers to the ornamental tree. It is not typically used to describe the state of a regular crab apple tree being in bloom (e.g., one would not say "The crab apple is flowering crab").
Related Phrases/Idioms
- : This common phrase is often used to describe the peak flowering period of these and other ornamental trees.
- The flowering crab on the corner is in full bloom this week.
Noun
- small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms
- derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms