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 Med·lar n.  A tree of the genus Mespilus (Mespilus Germanica); also, the fruit of the tree.  The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp.  When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay.
 Japan medlar Bot., the loquat. See Loquat.
 Neapolitan medlar Bot., a kind of thorn tree (Crataegus Azarolus); also, its fruit.
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 Mespilus germanica
      n : small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that
          resemble crab apples [syn: medlar, medlar tree]