Quince

[kwɪns]

解釋/意思:

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

(noun.) small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated.

編輯:洛拉--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves.

(n.) a quince tree or shrub.

手打:托马斯

解釋/意思:

n. the golden globose or pear-shaped fragrant fruit of a large shrub or small tree (Pyrus Cydonia) of the rose family too austere to be eaten raw but excellent for jellies marmalade and flavouring other fruits.

編輯:卡罗尔