Associations to the word «Medlar»
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Wiktionary
MEDLAR, noun. A tree of the genus Mespilus
MEDLAR, noun. The tree's fruit, which is similar to a small apple, but not eaten until it has begun to decay, or more properly, to blet.
Dictionary definition
MEDLAR, noun. Small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit.
MEDLAR, noun. Small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples.
MEDLAR, noun. A South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste.
MEDLAR, noun. Crabapple-like fruit used for preserves.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.