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Japan quince — Quince Quince (kw[i^]ns), n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. ? Cydonian, ? ? a quince, fr. ? Cydonia, a city in Crete, ? the Cydonians. Cf. {Quiddany}.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quince — (kw[i^]ns), n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. ? Cydonian, ? ? a quince, fr. ? Cydonia, a city in Crete, ? the Cydonians. Cf. {Quiddany}.] 1. The fruit of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quince curculio — Quince Quince (kw[i^]ns), n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. ? Cydonian, ? ? a quince, fr. ? Cydonia, a city in Crete, ? the Cydonians. Cf. {Quiddany}.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quince tree — Quince Quince (kw[i^]ns), n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. ? Cydonian, ? ? a quince, fr. ? Cydonia, a city in Crete, ? the Cydonians. Cf. {Quiddany}.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quince — /kwins/, n. 1. either of two small trees, Cydonia oblonga or C. sinensis, 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; ME quince, appar. orig. pl … Universalium
Japanese quince — Jap′anese quince′ n. pln a flowering quince, Chaenomeles speciosa, of Japan, having scarlet flowers and pear shaped fruit • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
Japanese quince — a flowering quince, Chaenomeles speciosa, of Japan, having scarlet flowers and pear shaped fruit. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
maule's quince — noun deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms • Syn: ↑japonica, ↑Chaenomeles japonica • Hypernyms: ↑flowering quince … Useful english dictionary
Japanese quince — noun Date: 1900 either of two ornamental shrubs (Chaenomeles speciosa syn. C. lagenaria of China and C. japonica of Japan) of the rose family with usually scarlet, pink, or white flowers … New Collegiate Dictionary
Conotrachelus crataegi — Quince Quince (kw[i^]ns), n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. ? Cydonian, ? ? a quince, fr. ? Cydonia, a city in Crete, ? the Cydonians. Cf. {Quiddany}.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
