crab tree

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krab tree]
- /kræb tri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krab tree]
- /kræb tri/

Definitions of crab tree words

noun crab tree a tree bearing crab apples. 1
noun crab tree A tree that bears wild apples. 0

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Origin of crab tree

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1300-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Crab tree

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Crab tree

crab tree popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

crab tree usage trend in Literature

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