What is another word for medlar?

Pronunciation: [mˈɛdlə] (IPA)

Medlar is a fruit that belongs to the Rosaceae family and is native to Europe and Asia. It has a unique taste, with a soft and juicy flesh that is similar to a pear or an apple. Some synonyms for medlar include the phrase "open fruit," as well as the names of other fruits like loquat, quince, and crabapple. The term "Mespilus" is also commonly used to refer to medlar. The fruit is not widely known or available in many parts of the world, but it has a long history of popular use in Europe and Asia, and is often used in cooking and baking.

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Usage examples for Medlar

Unfortunately, engaged at the time in a rush of important affairs, which you shall hear of later, I could not immediately follow up the benevolent interest I felt in you for your uncle's sake; this explains why I left you in the straw of a garret, where you came, like a medlar, to that maturity of ruin which brought you under the hand of a Dutocq and a Cerizet.
"The Lesser Bourgeoisie"
Honore de Balzac
On the other side of the brazier sat the dowager Duchess, the Duke's grandmother, an old lady so high and forbidding of aspect that Odo cast but one look at her face, which was yellow and wrinkled as a medlar, and surmounted, in the Spanish style, with black veils and a high coif.
"The Valley of Decision"
Edith Wharton
Mine host bowed again as he made answer: -What say you, good masters, to a squab pigeon pasty, some collops of venison, a saddle of veal, widgeon with crisp hog's bacon, a boar's head with pistachios, a bason of jolly custard, a medlar tansy and a flagon of old Rhenish?
"Ulysses"
James Joyce

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