Plant & Flower Names · Entry
Quince
Old French via Latin
“named for Cydonia, where the fruit was especially prized in antiquity”
Where it comes from
cooin, traced to Cydonia, an ancient city on Crete
Fun Fact
Some scholars suggest quince may have been the 'golden apple' of several Greek myths, since the Greek word for apple (melon) was once used for tree fruits in general.