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medlar

/ˈmedlɘ/ /ˈmɛdlə/ /ˈmɛdlɚ/

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noun

Níspero

Mespilus germanica, common medlar (now often Crataegus germanica)

Examples :

"The gardener carefully pruned the medlar tree, hoping for a good crop of the unusual, brownish fruit in the fall. "

El jardinero podó cuidadosamente el níspero, esperando una buena cosecha de la inusual fruta parduzca en otoño.

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noun

Níspero

Any tree of the genus Mespilus, now often Crataegus sect. Mespilus, including many species now in other genera.

Examples :

"The gardener debated whether to plant the medlar, knowing its fruit wouldn't be ripe until late fall. "

El jardinero debatió si plantar el níspero, sabiendo que su fruto no estaría maduro hasta finales del otoño.

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noun

Níspero

Any of several similar trees that bear similar fruit

Examples :

"The farmer grew several types of medlar, each with slightly different tasting fruit. "

El granjero cultivó varios tipos de nísperos, cada uno con fruta de sabor ligeramente diferente.

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noun

Níspero

The fruit of such trees, similar to small apples

Examples :

"My grandmother made a delicious jam using medlar fruit, which tasted like a cross between applesauce and spiced dates. "

Mi abuela hizo una deliciosa mermelada con nísperos, que sabía a una mezcla entre puré de manzana y dátiles especiados.

fruit food plant

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Mujer, genitales femeninos

(derogatory, intended sexually) A woman or a woman's genitalia (as the fruit's appearance mimics an "open-arse")

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