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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
Noun
the acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit of an Asian tree, used in preserves [Greek kudōnion]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quincequince - 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] nmembrillo

quince [kwɪns] ncoing m (= tree); cognassier m

quince [kwɪns] nQuitte f

quince [kwɪns] n(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 마르멜로 열매 (paprastasis) svarainis cidonija kuins kweepeer kvedefrukt pigwa marmelo gutuie айва dula kutina dunja kvitten ผลไม้ขนาดเล็ก มีกลิ่นหอม ใช้ทำแยม ayva 溫柏 айва بہی ، سفر جل جسے غذا کو محفوظ رکھنے یا ذائقے کے لے استعمال کرتے ہیں quả mộc qua


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Good Quince was an honest fellow, but his wits were somewhat of the heavy sort, like unbaked dough, so that the only thing that was in his mind was, "Three shillings sixpence ha'penny for thy shoon, good Quince--three shillings sixpence ha'penny for thy shoon," and this traveled round and round inside of his head, without another thought getting into his noddle, as a pea rolls round and round inside an empty quart pot.
The pear can be grafted far more readily on the quince, which is ranked as a distinct genus, than on the apple, which is a member of the same genus.
with pomegranate, fig, olive and quince orchards, and nooned an hour
 
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