μηλοκυδώνιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μῆλον (mêlon, apple) +‎ Κυδώνιος (Kudṓnios, Cydonian), from Κυδωνία (Kudōnía, Cydonia).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μηλοκῠδώνῐον • (mēlokŭdṓnĭonn (genitive μηλοκῠδωνῐ́ου); second declension

  1. quince (Cydonia oblonga)
    Synonym: χρῡσόμηλον (khrūsómēlon)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: mālum cotōneum

Further reading