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chae·no·me·les
\ˌkēnəˈmē(ˌ)lēz\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from chaeno- (from Greek chainein) + -meles (irregular from Greek mēlon apple, fruit) — more at malus
: a genus of Asiatic shrubs (family Rosaceae) comprising the flowering quinces and having alternate serrate leaves, 5-petaled flowers, and many seeds in each cell of the ovary — see japanese quince |