quince
noun
1.
small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
2.
aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
Origin
From Middle English quynce, coince, a variant of coins, coin (“quince”), from Old French cooing (modern coing), from Late Latin cotōneum, from Latin mālum cotōneum, a variant of mālum Cydonium (“Cydonian apple”), translating Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion).
Phrases
- Bengal quince
- Cape quince
- Chinese quince
- flowering quince
- Japan quince
- Japanese quince
- Maule's quince
- quince cheese
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