Answer: medlars

AnswerCrossword Clue
MEDLARSApplelike fruits
MEDLARSApplelike fruits.
MEDLARSFruits resembling crab apples
medlarssmall tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay
medlarsany of certain related trees
medlarsMEDLAR, an Eurasian tree
medlarsthe fruit of any of these trees