What is the meaning of Malus?

The loss or return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance.

A penalty or negative thing.

A plant of the genus Malus (the apples).

plural of malu

unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad

unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch

bad, evil, wicked, mischievous

destructive, hurtful, noxious, evil

unkind, hostile, abusive

associated with bad luck, unlucky, unfavourable, unfortunate, adverse, evil

poor in condition or capacity, inept

an apple tree; specifically, a plant in the genus Malus in the family Rosaceae.

a mast of a ship

a standard or pole to which the awnings spread over the theater were attached

the beam in the middle of a winepress

the corner beams of a tower

hop hornbeam, ironwood, Ostrya virginiana

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