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Webster 1913 Edition

Medlar

Med′lar

,
Noun.
[OE.
medler
medlar tree, OF.
meslier
, F.
néflier
, L.
mespilum
,
mespilus
, Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK]. Cf.
Naseberry
.]
A tree of the genus
Mespilus
(
Mespilus Germanica
); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay.
Japan medlar
(Bot.)
,
the loquat. See
Loquat
.
–
Neapolitan medlar
(Bot.)
,
a kind of thorn tree (
Crataegus Azarolus
); also, its fruit.

Webster 1828 Edition

Medlar

MED'LAR

,
Noun.
[L. mespilus.] A tree and a genus of trees, called Mespilus; also, the fruit of the tree. The German or common medlar is cultivated in gardens for its fruit.

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