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quince Q0033400 (kwĭns)n.1. A shrub or small tree (Cydonia oblonga) in the rose family, native to western Asia, having white or pink flowers and hard yellow pear-shaped fruit.2. The aromatic, many-seeded fruit of this plant, usually used for jelly or in cooked dishes.
[Middle English quynce, pl. of quyn, quince, from Old French cooin, from Latin cotōneum (mālum), quince (fruit), probably variant of cydōnium, from Greek dialectal kudōnion (mālon), alteration (influenced by Kudōniā, Cydonia, an ancient city of northwest Crete) of kodumālon.]quince (kwɪns) n1. (Plants) a small widely cultivated Asian rosaceous tree, Cydonia oblonga, with pinkish-white flowers and edible pear-shaped fruits2. (Plants) the acid-tasting fruit of this tree, much used in preserves3. (Plants) Also: 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)]quince
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n. 1. a small tree, Cydonia oblonga, of the rose family, bearing hard, fragrant, yellowish fruit used chiefly for making jelly or preserves. 2. the fruit of such a tree. [1275–1325; Middle English, appar. orig. pl. (taken as singular) of quyne, coyn < Middle French cooin < Latin cotōneum, akin to cydōnium < Greek (mêlon) Kydṓnion quince, literally, (apple) of Cydonia] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  quince - small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivatedCydonia oblonga, quince bushquince - aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preservesCydonia, genus Cydonia - quincefruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit | | 2. | quince - aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preservesedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshCydonia oblonga, quince, quince bush - small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivatedfalse fruit, pome - a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part |
Translationsquince (kwins) noun a fruit with a sharp taste, used in making jam etc. 溫桲(一種薔薇科植物) 温柏
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get on (one's) quinceTo irritate or annoy one. Primarily heard in Australia. Boy, you are really getting on my quince today. Why can't you just do what I ask without arguing about it?See also: get, on, quinceget on someone's quince irritate or exasperate someone. Australian informalSee also: get, on, quincequince
quince, shrub or small tree of the Asian genera Chaenomeles and Cydonia of the family Rosaceae (roserose,
common name for some members of the Rosaceae, a large family of herbs, shrubs, and trees distributed over most of the earth, and for plants of the genus Rosa, the true roses.
..... Click the link for more information. family). The common quince (Cydonia oblonga) is a spineless tree with edible fruits cultivated from ancient times in Asia and in the Mediterranean area, where it was early naturalized. Its pome fruit is similar to that of the related apple and pear but is very astringent, and hence it is used chiefly cooked in preserves; marmalademarmalade
[Port.,=quince preparation], thick preserve of fruit pulp, originally made from quinces (marmelos) and known in England from the 15th cent. Marmalade has a jellylike consistency and a slightly bitter flavor, caused by including the rind of some tart fruit such
..... Click the link for more information. is said to have first been made from quince. As a commercial fruit tree, the quince is cultivated more widely in the temperate zone of Europe than in the United States, where it is grown chiefly in California and New York. It is often used as a rootstock for dwarf fruit trees, especially the pear. The flowering quinces (genus Chaenomeles) are cultivated as ornamental shrubs for their profuse, usually thorny branches and attractive scarlet, pink, or white flowers. The fruit is too small and hard to be of commercial value but is sometimes used locally. Best known of this genus is C. lagenaria, the Japanese quince, or japonica. Some other Asian shrubs (e.g., a camellia) are also called japonica. Quince is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.quince[kwins] (botany) Cydonia oblonga. A deciduous tree of the order Rosales characterized by crooked branching, leaves that are densely hairy on the underside and solitary white or pale-pink flowers; fruit is an edible pear- or apple-shaped tomentose pome. quincein portraits, traditionally held by woman in wedding. [Art: Hall, 257]See: Marriage
quincesymbol of temptation [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 176]See: Temptationquince1. a small widely cultivated Asian rosaceous tree, Cydonia oblonga, with pinkish-white flowers and edible pear-shaped fruits 2. the acid-tasting fruit of this tree, much used in preserves 3. Japanese or flowering quince another name for japonicaquince
quince (kwints), The edible fruit of Cydonia oblongata (family Rosaceae); the seeds have demulcent properties.quince
Related to quince: quince jellySynonyms for quincenoun small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruitSynonyms- Cydonia oblonga
- quince bush
Related Words- quince
- Cydonia
- genus Cydonia
- fruit tree
noun aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preservesRelated Words- edible fruit
- Cydonia oblonga
- quince
- quince bush
- false fruit
- pome
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