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wild crab

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Noun1.wild crab - wild crab apple native to Europewild crab - wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples
Malus sylvestris
genus Malus, Malus - apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere
wild apple, crab apple, crabapple - any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
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