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QUINCE BUSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quince bush mean? 

QUINCE BUSH (noun)
  The noun QUINCE BUSH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: QUINCE BUSH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


QUINCE BUSH (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 bush" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "quince bush"):

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

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

Cydonia; genus Cydonia (quince)


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