nounmespĭlusMESPILVS☆ KeepMeaninga medlar-treeLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MESPILUSLEWIS & SHORTMESPILUSmespĭlus, i, or mespĭla, ae, f., = μεσπίλη, I. a medlar-tree, Plin. 17, 10, 13, § 67; Pall. 3, 25, 32.—II. A medlar, Pall. de Insit. 69 and 105.Read the whole entry