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Meanings of quince in English
Portuguese
marmeleiro Catalan
codony 
Small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated.
Catalan
codony 
Synonyms
Examples for "quince bush"
Examples for "quince bush"
1
Is it not wonderful to make a crab apple tree produce Stayman or Grimes Golden apples or a quince bush produce luscious Duchess pears?
2
Currant and quince bushes, rhubarb, mulberry, maple, and butternut trees were scattered about.
3
Then the conversation ceased, for the colonel and his friend moved off to inspect the quince bushes.
4
"There is a bright-brown bird beating with his tail, down under the quince bushes now," said Dodo.
5
"There they are," said the chief of the young marauders, as he paused behind a clump of quince bushes, and pointed at the coveted fruit.
Usage of quince in English
1
Greeks and Trojans may fight for the quince; neither shall have it
2
Their light forms glimmered in the branch shadows of the budding quince.
3
Hans Marais reached the quince hedge first and sprang off his steed.
4
There had been mold growing on the top of the quince jelly.
5
I was the first that ever handled a quince, I'll be sworn.
6
Then three are pear-trees of various kinds, and one or two quince-trees.
7
There's not even a tub of that overpriced Maggie Beer quince paste.
8
Peel, quarter and core the quince, then cut it into bite-sized chunks.
9
The jelly looks much like our currant jelly; the marmalade resembles quince marmalade.
10
One way or another, you'll certainly enjoy a quince tree in your garden.
11
The combined flavors of the quince and apple are very pleasing.
12
Spread the inside of the cake with a large tumbler of quince jelly.
13
Freeze as directed in a mold, and serve with cold quince jelly sauce.
14
Crab-apple, quince, grapes, &c., are all made in the same way.
15
A little quince marmalade gives a fine flavor to the pie.
16
You can get pears on quince roots from most of our California nurseries.
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Quince through the time
Quince across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common