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	Topics Quince Topic Home The Quince (), or Cydonia oblonga, is the sole member of the genus CydoniaCydonia The term Cydonia may refer to the following:... and native to warm-temperate southwest AsiaAsia Asia is the largest and most populous continent or region, depending on the definition.... in the CaucasusCaucasus Summary The Caucasus or Caucasia is a region in Eurasia bordered on the south by Turkey and Iran in Asia, on the west by the B... region. It is a small deciduousDeciduous Deciduous means "temporary" or "tending to fall off" .... treeTree A tree is a large, perennial, woody plant.... , growing 5–8 m tall and 4–6 m wide, related to appleApple The apple is a tree and its pomaceous fruit, of the species Malus domestica in the rose family Rosaceae.... s and pearPear Pears are trees of the genus Pyrus and the juicy fruit of that tree, edible in some species.... s, and like them has a pomePome In botany, a pome is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the Subfamily Maloideae of the Family Rosaceae.... fruitFruit The term fruit has different meanings depending on context.... , which is bright golden yellow when mature, pear-shaped, 7–12 cm long and 6–9 cm broad. The immature fruit is green, with dense grey-white which mostly (but not all) rubs off before maturity in late autumnAutumn Autumn is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition from summer into winter.... when the fruit changes colour to yellow with hard flesh that is strongly perfumed. The leavesLeaf In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis.... are alternately arranged, simple, 6-11 cm long, with an entire margin and densely pubescent with fine white hairs. The flowerFlower A flower,rflorem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found i... s, produced in spring after the leaves, are white or pink, 5 cm across, with five petals. Quince is used as a food plant by the larvaFacts About Larva A larva is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis .... e of some LepidopteraLepidoptera The order Lepidoptera is the second largest order in the class insecta and includes the butterflies, skippers, and moths.... speciesSpecies In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity.... including Brown-tailBrown-tail The Brown-tail is a moth of the family Lymantriidae.... , Bucculatrix bechsteinellaBucculatricidae Bucculatricidae or is a family of moths.... , Bucculatrix pomifoliellaBucculatricidae Bucculatricidae or is a family of moths.... , Coleophora cerasivorellaColeophora *Coleophora* is a very large genus of moths of the family Coleophoridae with around 1000 described species.... , Coleophora malivorellaColeophora *Coleophora* is a very large genus of moths of the family Coleophoridae with around 1000 described species.... , Green PugGreen Pug The Green Pug ' is a moth of the family Geometridae.... and Winter MothWinter Moth Overview The Winter Moth ' is a moth of the family Geometridae.... . Four other species previously included in the genus Cydonia are now treated in separate generaGenera Genera was an operating system and development environment for Lisp machines developed by Symbolics.... . These are the Chinese Quince Pseudocydonia sinensisPseudocydonia *Pseudocydonia sinensis, the only species in the genus Pseudocydonia, is a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in ... , a native of China, and the three flowering quinces of eastern Asia in the genus ChaenomelesChaenomeles Chaenomeles* is a genus of three species of deciduous spiny shrubs, usually 13 m tall, in the family Rosaceae.... . Another unrelated fruit, the BaelBael Bael is a fruit-bearing tree indigenous to dry forests on hills and plains of central and southern India, Myanmar, Pakistan,... , is sometimes called the "Bengal Quince". Cultural associations The film El Sol del Membrillo (Quince Tree of the Sun; Dream of Light) directed by Víctor EriceVíctor Erice V?ctor Erice Aras was born in Karrantza in Bizkaia .... in 1992 is a documentary about a painter, Antonio López García, who spends September through December painting a quince tree in his garden. In an episode of The SimpsonsThe Simpsons *The Simpsons* is an Emmy and Peabody-winning American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Network, becom... , "Who Shot Mr. Burns, Part 1", Mr. Burns and Waylon SmithersWaylon Smithers Waylon Smithers, Jr. is a fictional character from The Simpsons.... end up eating an entire box of chocolates in one sitting, leaving behind and discarding only one piece: the sour quince log. In Edward LearEdward Lear Edward Lear was an artist, illustrator and writer known for his nonsensical poetry and his limericks, a form which he popul... 's famous poem "The Owl and the PussycatThe Owl and the Pussycat Summary *"The Owl and the Pussycat"* is a famous nonsense poem by Edward Lear, first published in 1871.... " the protagonists "dined on minceMincemeat Mincemeat was originally a conglomeration of bits of meat, dried fruit and spices, created as an alternative to smoking or d... and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoonRuncible spoon A runcible spoon is a fictitious utensil that appears in the nonsense poetry of Edward Lear.... ". In Neal Asher's novel Gridlinked, a quince is a person who travels spontaneously using a device known as a runcible. This reference comes from the Edward Lear poem The Owl and the Pussycat. In the movie White Men Can't JumpWhite Men Can't Jump *White Men Can't Jump* is a 1992 feature film starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as basketball hustlers.... , Rosie PerezRosie Perez Rosa Maria Perez is an Oscar-nominated American actress, dancer, and choreographer based in New York City. ... 's character Gloria Clemente was on Jeopardy!Jeopardy! *Jeopardy!* is a well-known international television quiz game show, originally devised by Merv Griffin, who also created ... , and "quince" was the response to "Adam and Eve dined on this forbidden fruit". In the play CataplanaCataplana Cataplana is a Portuguese seafood dish, popular on the country's Algarve coast. ... , an aging antagonist named Ari attacks his partner, Linda, over her claim that he had a pear tree on his property—when in fact it was a quince. Paul MuldoonPaul Muldoon Paul Muldoon is a poet from County Armagh, Northern Ireland.... 's poem, "Lunch with Pancho VillaPancho Villa Summary Doroteo Arango Armbula — better known as Francisco Villa or, in its diminutive form, Pancho Villa &mdash... " contains the line, "The quince tree I forgot to mention," In the book, Ten Thousand Sorrows, by Elizabeth Kim, on page 5 line 7 Quince tea is drunk alongside a meal. In the musical PippinPippin (musical) Pippin is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Roger O.... , Catherine makes Pippin a quince puddingPudding Pudding is either of two general types of food, the second deriving from the first.... flambéFlambé Flamb? is a cooking procedure in which alcohol is added to a hot pan to create a burst of flames.... . It is this extension of domesticity that is the final impetus for Pippin to leave her. In PlutarchPlutarch Mestrius Plutarchus , known in English as Plutarch, was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist.... 's LivesParallel Lives Plutarch's *Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans* is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illumina... , SolonSolon Solon was a famous Athenian lawmaker and Lyric poet. ... is said to have decreed that "bride and bridegroom shall be shut into a chamber, and eat a quince together." See also List of plants poisonous to equinesList of plants poisonous to equines This is a list of plants which are poisonous to equines.... External links