Synonyms of medlars

Noun


1. Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, MEDLARS

usage: relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature

Noun


1. Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, MEDLARS

usage: small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit

2. wild medlar, wild medlar tree, medlar, Vangueria infausta, tree

usage: small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples

3. medlar, medlar tree, Mespilus germanica, fruit tree

usage: a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste

4. medlar, edible fruit

usage: crabapple-like fruit used for preserves

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