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medlar

med·lar

UK/ˈmɛdlə/ US/ˈmɛdlɚ/ uncommon

noun

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crabapple-like fruit used for preserves

Origin

From Middle English medler, medeler, from Old French medler, meslier, from medle, mesdle (“medlar fruit”), from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον (méspilon). Related to the rare mesple, via Proto-West Germanic *mespilā. Displaced Old English openærs (“open-arse”) (and similar names, from anatomical comparison).

Phrases

  • African medlar
  • common medlar
  • Dutch medlar
  • Japan medlar
  • Japanese medlar
  • Mediterranean medlar
  • Neapolitan medlar
  • red medlar

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