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| Expression | 1. (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub (Cydonia , formerly Pyrus, Japonica) and its very fragrant but inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy flowers, usually red, but sometimes pink or white, and is much grown for ornament.[Websters]. | |
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| Japan quince | (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub (Cydonia , formerly Pyrus, Japonica) and its very fragrant but inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy flowers, usually red, but sometimes pink or white, and is much grown for ornament. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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