Definitions
1.NounMespilus germanica, common medlar (now often Crataegus germanica).
2.NounAny tree of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus, including many species now in other genera.
3.NounAny of several similar trees that bear similar fruit:
Stern's medlar (Crataegus × canescens: family Rosaceae).
Mediterranean medlar or azarole (Crataegus azarolus: family Rosaceae).
Japanese medlar or loquat (Eriobotrya japonica: family Rosaceae).
Spanish medlar or bulletwood (Mimusops elengi: family Sapotaceae).
African medlar (Vangueria infausta: family Rubiaceae).
Wolfberry, goji, red medlar (Lycium spp.).
4.NounStern's medlar (Crataegus × canescens: family Rosaceae).
5.NounMediterranean medlar or azarole (Crataegus azarolus: family Rosaceae).
6.NounJapanese medlar or loquat (Eriobotrya japonica: family Rosaceae).
7.NounSpanish medlar or bulletwood (Mimusops elengi: family Sapotaceae).
8.NounAfrican medlar (Vangueria infausta: family Rubiaceae).
9.NounWolfberry, goji, red medlar (Lycium spp.).
10.NounThe fruit of such trees, similar to small apples:
Especially that of Crataegus sect. Mespilus, not eaten until it has begun to decay, or more specifically, to blet.
11.NounEspecially that of Crataegus sect. Mespilus, not eaten until it has begun to decay, or more specifically, to blet.
12.NounA woman or a woman's genitalia (as the fruit's appearance resembles an "open-arse").