cotoneum

• cotōnium, quidōnia

Ellipsis of mālum cotōneum (“Cydonian apple”). From Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion), Κυδωνία (Kudōnía). Variant of mālum cydonium, a translation of Greek μήλον κυδώνιον (mḗlon kudṓnion).

cotōneum n (genitive cotōneī); second declension

1. a quince (fruit)

More often found in the plural than in the singular.

Second-declension noun (neuter).

• cydonium
• mālum cydonium, mālum cotōneum

• cotōneus