Japanese quince

American  

noun

1. a flowering quince, Chaenomeles speciosa, of Japan, having scarlet flowers and pear-shaped fruit.

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Etymology

Origin of Japanese quince

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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Japanese quince

The white marble mantel held one or two signed photographs in silver frames, a pair of old candlesticks of quaint and pleasing design, and a dull red pottery vase full of Japanese quince.

From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway

The yards of the village homes, or the grounds, as they were commonly designated, were gay with the earlier flowering shrubs, almond and bridal wreath and Japanese quince.

From The Debtor A Novel by Stevens, William Dodge

There are climbing roses too, a Japanese quince, and wallflowers and columbines in the garden plot that subtends the dwelling.

From A West Country Pilgrimage by Phillpots, Eden

Japonica, jap-on′i-ka, n. an abbreviation for Pyrus japonica, the Japanese quince.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

In Spring there were daisies in the Close, and daffodils nodding among the tombs, and on the grey wall of the Archdeacon's garden a flaming peacock's tail of Japanese quince.

From The Altar Steps by MacKenzie, Compton