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Chaenomeles
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Translingual
thumb|Chaenomeles speciosa species Chaenomeles speciosa
Etymology
From mul grc χαίνω I gape and grc μῆλον apple, based on Thunberg’s 1784 description of the type species for the genus: C. japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach (Weber 1964).
Proper noun
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genus family Rosaceae flowering quinces, native to east Asia, often grown for their flowers, but with a quince-like fruit usable as food after preparation
Hypernyms
genus ; Amygdaloideae subfamily subfamily; Maleae tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Chaenomeles japonica species type species; See for other species.
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