Associations to the word «Malus»

Wiktionary

MALUS, noun. (business) The return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance.
MALUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae   — the apples.
MALUS DOMESTICA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the domestic apple tree.
MALUS SYLVESTRIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the European crabapple.

Dictionary definition

MALUS, noun. Apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley