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1. (n.) quince
a small tree, Cydonia oblonga, of the rose family, bearing hard, fragrant, yellowish fruit used chiefly for making jelly or preserves.
2. quince
the fruit of such a tree.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME, appar. orig. pl. (taken as sing.) of quyne, coyn < MF cooin < L cotōneum, akin to cydōnium < Gk (mêlon) KydṒnion quince, lit., (apple) of Cydonia)
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1. (noun) quince, quince bush, Cydonia oblonga
small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
2. (noun) quince
aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
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1. (noun) quince
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. (noun) quince
a quince tree or shrub
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Sense: a fruit with a sharp taste, used in making jam etc.
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 Afrikaans: kweper |
 Arabic: سَفَرْجَل |
 Bulgarian: дюля |
 Brazilian: marmelo |
 Czech: kdoule |
 German: die Quitte |
 Danish: kvædefrugt |
 Greek: κυδώνι |
 Spanish: membrillo |
 Estonian: küdoonia |
 Farsi: به |
 Finnish: kvitteni |
 French: coing |
 Hebrew: חַבוּש |
 Hindi: बेल |
 Croatian: dunja |
 Hungarian: birsalma |
 Indonesian: nama sejenis buah |
 Icelandic: roðarunnaepli |
 Italian: mela cotogna |
 Japanese: まるめろ |
 Korean: 마르멜로의 열매 |
 Lithuanian: (paprastasis) svarainis |
 Latvian: cidonija |
 Malay: kuins |
 Dutch: kweepeer |
 Norwegian: kvedefrukt |
 Polish: pigwa |
 Persian: به |
 Pashto: بهې، دبهې ونه |
 Portuguese: marmelo |
 Romanian: gutuie |
 Russian: айва |
 Slovak: dula |
 Slovenian: kutina |
 Serbian: dunja |
 Swedish: kvitten |
 Thai: ผลไม้ขนาดเล็ก มีกลิ่นหอม |
 Turkish: ayva |
 Taiwanese: 溫桲(一種薔薇科植物) |
 Ukrainian: айва |
 Urdu: بہی ، سفر جل جسے غذا کو م |
 Vietnamese: quả mộc qua |
 Chinese: 温柏 |
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