| 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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