mespilum

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

mespĭlum, i, n., = μέσπιλον.

I A medlar , Plin. 15, 20, 22, § 84; Pall. Mart. 10, 19 and 22.—

II A medlar-tree , Pall. Insit. 69.