crabapples
Small sour pommes
Crabapples are small, tart apples from wild or ornamental apple trees.
Too sour to eat raw, they're used for jellies, preserves, and cider.
Crabapple trees are often planted for their showy spring blossoms rather than their fruit.
Figuratively, a crabapple—or just crab—is a sour, ill-tempered person: Don't be such a crabapple.
Fruit spread, no seeds
- pectinFruit-based setting substance
- preservesCooked fruit in sugar
- jamCooked fruit spread
- spicedSeasoned with aromatics
pickled · butter · cider · vinegar · tart · astringent · sweetening · canning
For beauty, not function
- spring blossomsFlowers appearing in spring
- pinkPale red hue
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- magentaVivid purplish-red hue
autumn color · decorative · arrangements · wreaths · centerpiece · seasonal · branches · vase
For beauty, not function
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- pollinatorPollen-transferring organism
blossom · cultivar · hybrid · deciduous · spring bloom · fruit tree · landscaping · hardy
Enticing thing that's prohibited
- EveGenesis matriarch
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- fairy talesTraditional magical children's stories
- witchesPractitioners of dark magic
enchantment · sourness · bitterness · wild · untamed · childhood · throwing · mischief
Egg-laying flying vertebrates
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
- squirrelsBushy-tailed nut gatherers
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- songbirdsPerching birds with musical calls
browse · fallen fruit · wildlife garden · attracting · berries · sustenance · robins · grouse
jelly
Fruit spread, no seeds
spiced · pickled · butter · cider · vinegar · tart · astringent · sweetening · canning · sauce
ornamental
For beauty, not function
- spring blossomsFlowers appearing in spring
- pinkPale red hue
- whiteAbsence of pigment
magenta · autumn color · decorative · arrangements · wreaths · centerpiece · seasonal · branches · vase · dried
ornamental
For beauty, not function
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
pollinator · blossom · cultivar · hybrid · deciduous · spring bloom · fruit tree · landscaping · hardy · dwarf
forbidden fruit
Enticing thing that's prohibited
- EveGenesis matriarch
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- fairy talesTraditional magical children's stories
witches · enchantment · sourness · bitterness · wild · untamed · childhood · throwing · mischief · memories
birds
Egg-laying flying vertebrates
songbirds · browse · fallen fruit · wildlife garden · attracting · berries · sustenance · robins · grouse · mammals
- foraged foodsdandelion, blackberries, blueberries, nuts, mushrooms
- orchard productspears, peaches, cherries, plums, apricots
- Wild Foodswild berries, wild mushrooms, wild greens, wild honey, wild strawberries
- pome fruitspear, quince, loquat, medlar, Asian pear
crabappleseating apples
Consuming pome fruit
Honeycrisp · Red Delicious · Golden Delicious · Granny Smith
- crabapple treePlant bearing small bitter apples
- crabapple jellyPreserve from sour wild fruit