/ Thesaurus / F Synonyms of flowering crab Find synonyms for: Noun1. Bechtel crab, flowering crab, Iowa crab, Iowa crab apple, prairie crab, western crab apple, Malus ioensisusage: derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms2. Southern crab apple, flowering crab, Malus angustifolia, crab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab appleusage: small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossomsWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language