Quince (disambiguation)
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The Quince is the sole member of the genus Cydonia.
Quince may also refer to:
Botany
- Chinese Quince, a related plant with the scientific name Pseudocydonia sinensis
- The three flowering quinces of eastern Asia in the genus Chaenomeles
- Bengal Quince, a species of tree with the scientific name Aegle marmelos (also known as Bael)
Other
- a Quinceañera, a coming of age ceremony held on a girl's fifteenth birthday
- The Spanish word for fifteen
- A search-and-rescue robot developed by the Chiba Institute of Technology
People
- Peggy Quince (born 1948), Associate Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
- Peter Quince (fictional character), a carpenter that works in Athens in the romantic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Quince Duncan (born 1940), Spanish-language author from Costa Rica
- Will Quince (born 1982), English Conservative Party politician, MP for Colchester since 2015
See also
- Wild Quince, the common name of several plant species
- The Quince Brigada, the XV International Brigade of the Republican army of the Spanish Civil War.
- Quince Orchard (disambiguation)
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