Definition of Qunce
Quince (kw&ibreve;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 shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the
same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs
in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor,
but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and
preserves.
2. (Bot.) a quince tree or
shrub.
Japan quince (Bot.), an Eastern
Asiatic shrub (Cydonia, formerly Pyrus, Japonica) and
its very fragrant but inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy
flowers, usually red, but sometimes pink or white, and is much grown
for ornament. -- Quince curculio
(Zoöl.), a small gray and yellow curculio
(Conotrachelus cratægi) whose larva lives in
quinces. -- Quince tree (Bot.), the
small tree (Cydonia vulgaris) which produces the
quince.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A small deciduous tree, Cydonia oblonga, native to Asia.
- The fruit of this tree.
Spanish
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- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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