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JAPANESE QUINCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Japanese quince mean?
• JAPANESE QUINCE (noun)
The noun JAPANESE QUINCE has 1 sense:
1. deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms
Familiarity information: JAPANESE QUINCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chaenomeles speciosa; Japanese quince
Hypernyms ("Japanese quince" is a kind of...):
flowering quince (Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms)
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