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genus Cydonia

genus Cydonia

9.9
A small tree in the rose family that produces quince fruit
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəs sɪˈdoʊniə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Cydonia
  • The genus Cydonia contains only one recognized species, the quince.

Examples

  • Botanists classify the quince tree under the genus Cydonia in the family Rosaceae.

  • Fruit from the genus Cydonia has been cultivated for centuries in the Mediterranean region.

  • The genus Cydonia includes several species of small trees.

  • Many people enjoy the fruit from the genus Cydonia.

  • Botanists classify the quince tree under the genus Cydonia in the family Rosaceae.

  • Fruit from the genus Cydonia has been cultivated for centuries in the Mediterranean region.

  • The genus Cydonia contains only one recognized species, the quince.

Synonyms

Cydonia
vsgenus Cydonia
  • Specialized
9.9

A small tree that makes a hard, sweet fruit called a quince

is the same name used with an explicit taxonomic label

Surface Forms

genus Cydonia singular
genera Cydonia plural

Morphology

genus + Cydonia

The phrase denotes the taxonomic group named Cydonia — combining 'genus' (a biological rank grouping species) with the proper name 'Cydonia' (the small trees/quince). A learner who knows both constituents can directly infer it refers to the genus of those trees; taxonomic naming is a regular, cross-linguistically common compositional pattern.

Etymology

Genus Cydonia takes its name from an old Greek town called 'Kydonia', where people long ago grew the 'quince'. So the scientific name uses the place name Cydonia to mean the group, the genus, of trees that make that fruit.