quince
/kwins/US // kwɪns //UK // (kwɪns) //
榅桲,桲,桲椤树,桲椤
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 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.
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