[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quince \quince\ kwi^ns, 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.
      1913 webster

   2. bot. a quince tree or shrub.
      1913 webster

   japan quince bot., an eastern asiatic shrub cydonia
      japonica, 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 zool., a small gray and yellow curculio
      conotrachelus crataegi whose larva lives in quinces.
      

   quince tree bot., the small tree cydonia vulgaris
      which produces the quince.
      1913 webster
see also:
quiddany cydonia vulgaris japan quince cydonia japonica pyrus japonica quince curculio 
conotrachelus crataegi quince tree 

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