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Cape quince

Cape quince noun: cryptocarya woodii, a shrub or small forest tree, native to southern and eastern Africa.

Noun

Cape quince (countable and uncountable, plural Cape quinces)

  1. Cryptocarya woodii, a shrub or small forest tree, native to southern and eastern Africa.

Synonyms of Cape quince

Forms of Cape quince

pluralCape quinces

Origin of Cape quince

From its resemblance to a quince tree.

Questions about Cape quince

What does Cape quince mean?
Cape quince means cryptocarya woodii, a shrub or small forest tree, native to southern and eastern Africa.
What part of speech is Cape quince?
Cape quince is a noun.
What is the plural of Cape quince?
The plural of Cape quince is Cape quinces.

Words near Cape quince in the dictionary

  1. Cape porcupine
  2. Cape porcupines
  3. Cape Porpoise
  4. Cape Portland
  5. Cape Prince of Wales
  6. Cape quince
  7. Cape quinces
  8. Cape Raoul
  9. Cape Ray
  10. Cape rock hyrax
  11. Cape saffron

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