QUINCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quince mean? 

• QUINCE (noun)
  The noun QUINCE has 2 senses:

1. small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated

2. aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves

  Familiarity information: QUINCE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUINCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cydonia oblonga; quince; quince bush

Hypernyms ("quince" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "quince"):

quince (aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves)

Holonyms ("quince" is a member of...):

Cydonia; genus Cydonia (quince)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("quince" is a kind of...):

edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)

false fruit; pome (a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part)

Holonyms ("quince" is a part of...):

Cydonia oblonga; quince; quince bush (small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated)