Quince

kwins, n. the golden, globose or pear-shaped, fragrant fruit of a large shrub or small tree ( Pyrus Cydonia ) of the rose family, too austere to be eaten raw, but excellent for jellies, marmalade, and flavouring other fruits. [Pl. of quine —O. Fr. coin (Fr. coing )—L. cydonium —Gr. Cydōnia , in Crete.]