quince

Speech parts

1. quince - Noun

2. Quince - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

a quince tree or shrub.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Cydonia oblonga berry citron mulberry gooseberry chestnut raspberry currant date fruit lemon cherry plum prune nectarine
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Hypernyms

fruit fruit tree pome false fruit edible fruit

Phrases with the word

quince tree quince monitor

Anagrams

cinque

Examples

In a land of quince jelly, apple butter, apricot jam, blueberry preserves, pear conserves, and lemon marmalade, you always get grape jelly. William Least Heat-Moon

The quince is for fiancees who are fighting and the azarole for good people. Sicilian Proverb

It now yields about 60 tonnes of fruit for his kitchen each year, and is full of ancient and forgotten varieties of British apples and pears, along with walnut trees, quince, medlars, apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums, damsons and cherries. Source: Internet

It is rich, nutty and powerful with a lively mousse, and flavors of apples, pear, quince amd mineral. Source: Internet

But these preparations hardly show off the quince to its fullest. Source: Internet

A pink, silky pocket of quince aioli secured our porky status. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

quinbolone Quinby quincarbate quince bush quince cheese quince monitor