Definition of Cydonia

1. Noun. Quince.

Exact synonyms: Genus Cydonia
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Rosaceae, Rosaceae, Rose Family
Member holonyms: Cydonia Oblonga, Quince, Quince Bush

Definition of Cydonia

1. Proper noun. An ancient city-state on the Greek island of Crete. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cydonia

Cyclophorus
Cyclophorus lingua
Cyclophyllidae
Cyclopteridae
Cyclopterus
Cyclopterus lumpus
Cyclosorus
Cyclospora
Cyclosporeae
Cyclostomata
Cycnoches
Cyd
Cydippea
Cydippida
Cydippidea
Cydonia (current term)
Cydonia oblonga
Cygnus
Cygnus atratus
Cygnus buccinator
Cygnus columbianus
Cygnus columbianus bewickii
Cygnus columbianus columbianus
Cygnus cygnus
Cygnus olor
Cygwin
Cyllenean
Cyllenian
Cymatiidae
Cymric

Literary usage of Cydonia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science by Robley Dunglison (1856)
"A composition of the Cydonia main or quinces, with the addition of apices.—Paulus of . ... CYDONIUM MALUM, sec Pyrus cydonia. ..."

2. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"The quince (Cydonia ... Quince (Cydonia vulgaris). Isolated elements of fruit, epi epidermis with I hair; ..."

3. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"Cydonia Japonica, formerly Pyrus Japonica, is indigenous to Japan, and embraces two ... The Cydonia may be seen budding and bursting into bloom in April. ..."

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