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Definition of Japan quince

Japan quince
Quince Quince, 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 (Zo["o]l.), a small gray and yellow curculio (Conotrachelus crat[ae]gi) whose larva lives in quinces. Quince tree (Bot.), the small tree (Cydonia vulgaris) which produces the quince.

Meaning of Japan quince from wikipedia

- flowers, not for their fruits. These plants have also been called "****anese quince", and the name "****onica" (referring to C. ****onica) was widely used...
- Chaenomeles ****onica, called the ****anese quince or Maule's quince, is a species of flowering quince that is native to ****an. It is a thorny deciduous shrub...
- The quince (/ˈkwɪns/; Cydonia oblonga) is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the Malinae subtribe (which contains apples, pears, and other fruits)...
- tree known as Chinese quince Chaenomeles, a genus of shrubs known as flowering quinces Chaenomeles ****onica, known as ****anese quince Chaenomeles speciosa...
- Pseudocydonia sinensis or Chinese quince (Chinese: 木瓜; pinyin: mùguā) is a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the family Rosaceae, native to southern...
- Chaenomeles speciosa, the flowering quince, Chinese quince or ****anese quince, is a thorny deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub native to eastern Asia. It...
- Owarai kombi (****anese comedy act) Boke no mi or ****anese quince, a flowering shrub of the genus Chaenomeles Bokeh (or boke), a ****anese word used in photography...
- serviceberry, juneberry Aria (see Sorbus) Aroniachokeberry Chaenomeles****anese quince Chamaemeles Chamaemespilus (see Sorbus chamaemespilus) Cormus (see...
- - ****anese quince Chamaemeles Chamaemespilus - false medlar Cormus - service tree Cotoneaster - cotoneaster Crataegus - hawthorn Cydonia - quince Dichotomanthes...
- marmelos, commonly known as bael (or bili or bhel), also Bengal quince, golden apple, ****anese bitter orange, stone apple or wood apple, is a species of tree...