- A pear shaped fruit - Acid tasting fruit - Acid-tasting fruit - Acidic jam fruit - central asian fruit - The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the
same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in
having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but
very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves. - a quince tree or shrub.