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Definition of Quince bush

1. Noun. Small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quince Bush

Literary usage of Quince bush

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

1. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1850)
"CULTIVATOR—At the end of June last, I was forced to remove a quince bush, ... I tried the same with my quince bush. The tree being nine feet high, ..."

2. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1850)
"CULTIVATOR—At the end of June last, I was forced to remove a quince bush, ... I tried the same with my quince bush. The tree being nine feet high, ..."

3. Days Out of Doors by Charles Conrad Abbott (1889)
"Taking advantage of the bird's absence, I pointed a number of twigs of the quince bush, and offered many more bits of beef than the bird could eat, ..."

4. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1858)
"I know the quince bush is a favorite of the borer, but is the fruit as liable to be attacked by the curculio as is the apple ? The latter is ruinous to the ..."

5. The American Fruit Culturist by Jon Jacob Thomas (1897)
"... quince bush. The soil for the quince should be deep and rich, such as will raise good corn and potatoes, and should be kept well FIG. 756. ..."

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