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quince
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quince  (kwns)
n.
1. A western Asian shrub or tree (Cydonia oblonga) having white flowers and hard applelike fruit.
2. The aromatic, many-seeded fruit of this plant, edible only when cooked.

[Middle English quynce, pl. of quyn, quince, from Old French cooin, from Latin cotneum (mlum), quince (fruit), probably variant of cydnium, from Greek dialectal kudnion (mlon), alteration (influenced by Kudni, Cydonia, an ancient city of northwest Crete) of kodumlon.]

quince [kwɪns]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a small widely cultivated Asian rosaceous tree, Cydonia oblonga, with pinkish-white flowers and edible pear-shaped fruits
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the acid-tasting fruit of this tree, much used in preserves
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Japanese or flowering quince another name for japonica
[C14 qwince plural of quyn quince, from Old French coin, from Latin cotōneum, from Greek kudōnion quince, Cydonian (apple)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quince - small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruitquince - small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
quince - aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
2.quince - aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
Cydonia oblonga, quince, quince bush - small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
false fruit, pome - a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
Translations
quince [kwɪns]
A. Nmembrillo m
B. CPD quince cheese, quince jelly N(dulce m de) membrillo m

quince [ˈkwɪns] n
(= fruit) → coing m
(= tree) → cognassier m

quince
n (= fruit, tree)Quitte f; quince jellyQuittengelee nt

quince [kwɪns] n (fruit) → (mela) cotogna; (tree) → cotogno

quince
n quince [kwins]
a fruit with a sharp taste, used in making jam etc. kweper سَفَرْجَل дюля kdoule kvædefrugt die Quitte κυδώνι membrillo küdoonia به kvitteni coing חַבוּש बेल dunja birsalma nama sejenis buah roðarunnaepli mela cotogna まるめろ 마르멜로의 열매 (paprastasis) svarainis cidonija kuins kweepeer kvedefrukt pigwa marmelo gutuie айва dula kutina dunja kvitten ผลไม้ขนาดเล็ก มีกลิ่นหอม ใช้ทำแยม ayva 溫桲 айва بہی ، سفر جل جسے غذا کو محفوظ رکھنے یا ذائقے کے لے استعمال کرتے ہیں quả mộc qua


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