noun
- a small brown apple-like fruit that is eaten when it becomes soft after being picked
- a small tree that produces medlar fruit, native to Europe and Asia
Examples
- The medlar fruit must be left to ripen until it becomes soft and brown.
- We picked medlars from the old tree in our grandmother’s garden.
- Medlars are traditionally eaten in late autumn after the first frost.
- The medlar tree bloomed with white flowers in early summer.
- She made jam from the medlars that had fallen from the tree.
- Medlars have a unique taste that some people find acquired.