Associations to the word «Quince»

Wiktionary

QUINCE, noun. The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
QUINCE, noun. The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.

Dictionary definition

QUINCE, noun. Small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated.
QUINCE, noun. Aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats