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quince

/kwins/US // kwɪns //UK // (kwɪns) //

榅桲,桲,桲椤树,桲椤

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : either of two small trees, Cydonia oblonga or C. sinensis, of the rose family, bearing hard, fragrant, yellowish fruit used chiefly for making jelly or preserves.
    • : the fruit of such a tree.

Examples

  • “We think they are days from failure,” Bernanke (writing as Edward Quince) told colleagues, it was revealed in court last week.

  • Based on Pinot Noir, it gives rich berry aromas alongside brioche, quince, and pears.

  • In this fibrous mass the seeds, which are nearly as large as those of a quince, are disseminated.

  • In European nurseries the list of pears propagated on quince roots is much larger.

  • Some parties have recommended quince juice as the menstruum.

  • Quince is a fool, and Puff a rogue; and yet I think the criticism of the elder reviewer just as valuable.

  • Put through the meat chopper enough cherry, peach, or quince preserves to make a half-pint with the juice.