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