quince treen.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪns ˌtriː/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪns ˌtri/

Forms: see quince n.¹ and tree n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quince n.¹, tree n.

Etymology: < quince n.¹ + tree n.

The tree Cydonia oblonga (family Rosaceae), which bears quinces. Also (with distinguishing word): any of various trees or shrubs of the related genus Chaenomeles. Cf. quince n.¹ 1b.

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quince treea1325

quince?1435

pear-quince1601

Portugal quince1653

a1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Cambr.) (1929) 681 Li coingner, quince tre.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 247 Scorax..is a tre of arabia liche to a Quynce tree.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 420 Quencetree [?a1475 Winch. Queyncetre], coctonus.

a1500 in G. Henslow Med. Wks. 15th Cent. (1899) 130 Take mystyldene of þe oke and mystyldene of þe quyns-tre.

1573 in Court Minutes Surrey & Kent Sewer Comm. (London County Council) (1909) 167 William Evans to caste & skoure xxxv^tie roddes of his ditch about his quinch tree close in the parishe of St Georges.

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. liv. 96/2 The fruite which the Malabares and Portingales call Carambolas..groweth on trees that are like Quince-trees.

1681 T. Langford Plain Instr. Fruit-trees i. 10 Several sorts of Apples and Pears by Cuttings of Apple-trees and Quince-trees.

1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 197 Vines, Fig-trees, Quince-Trees.

1750 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman VII. xxxi. 162 The Quince Trees are of very great Use as well for their Fruit, as for their Fitness and Necessity to graft on.

1837 R. Browning Strafford v. ii. 115 Under a quince tree by a fish-pond side.

1888 W. W. Meech Quince Culture viii. 49 There was a quince tree near Geneva, New York, that was thirty feet high, with a trunk six feet around.

1922 Lincoln (Nebraska) State Jrnl. 2 Oct. 4/5 The fruit of the Japanese quince tree is not poisonous.

1956 Times 17 Sept. 11/5 Country gardens in many places, particularly in parts of Surrey, have quince trees loaded with fruit in October.

2004 Church Times 4 June 32/3 There are Portugal quince trees in the garden, with their dense paper-white blossom and furry fruit, twisted limbs and breath-taking scent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quince tree
释义	quince treen. Brit. /ˈkwɪns ˌtriː/, U.S. /ˈkwɪns ˌtri/ Forms: see quince n.¹ and tree n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quince n.¹, tree n. Etymology: < quince n.¹ + tree n. The tree Cydonia oblonga (family Rosaceae), which bears quinces. Also (with distinguishing word): any of various trees or shrubs of the related genus Chaenomeles. Cf. quince n.¹ 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > pear-tree > quince-tree quince treea1325 quince?1435 pear-quince1601 Portugal quince1653 a1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Cambr.) (1929) 681 Li coingner, quince tre. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 247 Scorax..is a tre of arabia liche to a Quynce tree. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 420 Quencetree [?a1475 Winch. Queyncetre], coctonus. a1500 in G. Henslow Med. Wks. 15th Cent. (1899) 130 Take mystyldene of þe oke and mystyldene of þe quyns-tre. 1573 in Court Minutes Surrey & Kent Sewer Comm. (London County Council) (1909) 167 William Evans to caste & skoure xxxv^tie roddes of his ditch about his quinch tree close in the parishe of St Georges. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. liv. 96/2 The fruite which the Malabares and Portingales call Carambolas..groweth on trees that are like Quince-trees. 1681 T. Langford Plain Instr. Fruit-trees i. 10 Several sorts of Apples and Pears by Cuttings of Apple-trees and Quince-trees. 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 197 Vines, Fig-trees, Quince-Trees. 1750 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman VII. xxxi. 162 The Quince Trees are of very great Use as well for their Fruit, as for their Fitness and Necessity to graft on. 1837 R. Browning Strafford v. ii. 115 Under a quince tree by a fish-pond side. 1888 W. W. Meech Quince Culture viii. 49 There was a quince tree near Geneva, New York, that was thirty feet high, with a trunk six feet around. 1922 Lincoln (Nebraska) State Jrnl. 2 Oct. 4/5 The fruit of the Japanese quince tree is not poisonous. 1956 Times 17 Sept. 11/5 Country gardens in many places, particularly in parts of Surrey, have quince trees loaded with fruit in October. 2004 Church Times 4 June 32/3 There are Portugal quince trees in the garden, with their dense paper-white blossom and furry fruit, twisted limbs and breath-taking scent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1325
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