medlar

medlar is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A tree of the genus Mespilus (M. 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A tree of the genus Mespilus (M. 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.
2. noun. crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
3. noun. a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
4. noun. small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
5. noun. small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in medlar:

dermal, marled

Common word forms

medlars

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