Monday, June 20, 2005

Neologisms: quincy

Reminiscent of the quince fruit.
Main Entry: quince
Etymology: Middle English quynce quinces, plural of coyn, quyn quince, from Middle French coin, from Latin cotoneum, alteration cydonium, from Greek kydOnion
1 : the fruit of a central Asian tree (Cydonia oblonga) of the rose family that resembles a hard-fleshed yellow apple and is used especially in preserves
2 : a tree that bears quinces

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