NOUN | plant | quince, quince bush, Cydonia oblonga | small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit |
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food | quince | aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves |
Sounds | kwih'ns | |
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Rhymes | competence ... wince: 11 rhymes with ihns... |
Meaning | small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated. | |
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Synonyms | quince bush, Cydonia oblonga | |
Member of | Cydonia, genus Cydonia | quince |
Parts | quince | aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves |
Broader | fruit tree | Tree bearing edible fruit |
Spanish | membrillero, membrillo | |
Catalan | codonyer, codony, Cydonia oblonga |
Meaning | aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves. | |
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Part of | quince, quince bush, Cydonia oblonga | small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit |
Broader | edible fruit | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
pome, false fruit | A fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part | |
Spanish | membrillo | |
Catalan | codony |
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