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Type Words
Synonyms medlar tree, mespilus germanica
Type of fruit tree
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Synonyms vangueria infausta, wild medlar, wild medlar tree
Type of tree
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Type of edible fruit
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Type of edible fruit

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Also on the tour is medlar, whose fruit is spherical with a calyx on its crown.
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Until recently, Mespilus germanica was the only known species of medlar.
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Medlar says she received no settlement, no car, no tuition.
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Wild medlar trees grow all over Europe.
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Quince and medlar are two beautiful trees for blossom if you are tying the knot or celebrating in April or May.
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Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water for a few minutes, squeeze out the water and dissolve in the medlar liquid.
From the independent.co.uk
It was formerly thought to be closely related to the genus Mespilus, and is still sometimes known as the Japanese medlar.
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Mespilus germanica, known as the common medlar is a large shrub or small tree, and the name of the fruit of this tree.
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This process can be a cause of confusion to new medlar consumers, as a softened fruit can give the appearance that it has spoiled.
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  • Wild medlar: small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
  • Small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
  • A South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
  • Crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
  • (medlars) Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System: relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature
  • A tree of the genus Mespilus; the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay, or more properly, blet
  • (Medlars) These trees will grow on any well-drained soil. The Dutch Medlar is most prized, as it bears the largest fruit. It is raised from seed, and usually trained to a standard form. The Nottingham and Royal are also excellent varieties. Any special variety may be grafted on to the seedlings. ...
  • A fruit like a small brown apple, grown on trees cultivated extensively across the ancient Middle East. They are very hard and bitter when first picked, and need to be stored until their insides are pulpy to become edible. Alternatively, they can be cooked into jelly.
  • (n): (1) small brown fruit, similar to the apple but soft when ripe. FS (AsYou); Lyly Sapho, Endymion.