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quince bush

quince bush

6.8
A small tree or bush with pink flowers and pear-shaped fruit
  • noun
translation icon : membrillero
  • She planted a quince bush beside the fence to enjoy its spring blossoms.

Examples

  • The quince bush in our garden produced a lot of fragrant fruit this year.

  • The quince bush bloomed beautifully in spring.

  • Many gardeners appreciate the quince bush for its resilience and attractive flowers.

  • I planted a quince bush in my garden last year.

  • In the spring, the quince bush blooms with beautiful pinkish flowers.

  • She planted a quince bush in her garden for its fragrant fruit.

  • The quince bush attracted many bees with its vibrant blossoms.

Synonyms

quince
vsquince bush
4 7.4

A small Asian tree with pink flowers and pear-shaped fruit you can eat

is the same concept but highlights shrub form and ornamental use
Cydonia oblonga
vsquince bush
  • Specialized
9.6

A small Asian tree with pink flowers and pear-shaped fruit used to make jam

is the same general plant but described more as a bush and ornamental
flowering quince
vsquince bush
8.0

A small Asian shrub with spiny branches and red or pink flowers

is valued both for its edible fruit and its ornamental flowers
Chaenomeles speciosa
vsquince bush
  • Specialized
9.9

A thorny bush from China that makes red or white flowers in spring

is a broader tree or shrub that also produces pear shaped fruit
Japanese quince
vsquince bush
8.7

A bush from China that loses its leaves, has thorns and red or white flowers

is the fruit bearing form rather than just an ornamental shrub
Chaenomeles japonica
vsquince bush
  • Specialized
9.9

A thorny shrub from Japan with red spring flowers

is the small Asian tree or shrub that also produces edible fruit
Maule's quince
vsquince bush
9.9

A thorny shrub with bright red flowers grown in gardens

is mainly the fruit bearing tree rather than just an ornamental shrub

How Tall

tree
1.0
sapling
16 2.7
quince bush
6.8
shrub
44 1.0
groundcover
  • Specialized
1 4.7

Surface Forms

quince bush singular
quince bushes plural

Morphology

quince + bush

The phrase denotes a bush that is a quince plant — combining 'quince' (a tree producing fragrant fruit) with 'bush' (a small woody plant) yields the predictable meaning of a quince in shrub form. This is a straightforward noun–noun composition following normal English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Quince bush is made from the fruit name quince and the word bush, which means a small 'shrub'. The picture is of a small shrub that makes pear-shaped quince 'fruit' and pretty flowers, so today it means 'a small shrub grown for its quince or for its flowers'.