flowering quince

flowering quince

n.

Any of several shrubs of the genus Chaenomeles, native to Asia and having spiny branches and red or pink flowers.

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Noun

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flowering quince - Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms Chaenomeles, genus Chaenomeles - flowering quince Chaenomeles japonica, maule's quince, japonica - deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms Chaenomeles speciosa, Japanese quince - deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems