| 单词 | portugal quince |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPortugal quince Portugal quince n. a large variety of quince. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > pear > [noun] > quince quincea1325 coync1350 golden applea1387 coventrec1450 cydon1643 Portugal quince1653 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > pear-tree > quince-tree quince treea1325 quince?1435 pear-quince1601 Portugal quince1653 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole iv. xx. 589 The Portingall Apple Quince is a great yellow Quince... The Portingall Peare Quince is not fit to be eaten rawe like the former.] 1653 R. Austen Treat. Fruit-trees 58 The English and Portingall Quince. 1824 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) iii. i. 710 The Portugal quince.., with obovate leaves, and an oblong fruit, which is more juicy and less harsh than the others, and therefore the most valuable. 1925 D. Monroe & L. M. Stratton Food Buying & our Markets xxii. 223 The Portugal quince is a large yellow fruit, not quite so strong in flavor, nor so astringent, as the smaller varieties. 2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 2 Feb. 12 So we plunged into his stock.., dragged saplings aside and squinted at labels, emerging without a walnut but otherwise completely triumphant, especially when Stewart turned up a Portugal Quince. < as lemmas |
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