a spiny plant (Chaenomeles lagenaria) of the rose family, with pink or red flowers and hard, fragrant, greenish-yellow fruit
2.
the fruit
Japanese quince in American English
noun
a flowering quince, Chaenomeles speciosa, of Japan, having scarlet flowers and pear-shaped fruit
Word origin
[1895–1900]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, apothecaries' measure, flamenco, neon, slapstick