τσιτόνιες

English translation: cydonia

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Greek term or phrase:τσιτόνιες
English translation:cydonia
Entered by: Haralabos Papatheodorou

14:28 Jan 3, 2009
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Botany
Greek term or phrase: τσιτόνιες
What do we call these in English?
Burrow_Dweller
Local time: 10:37
cydonia
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaenomeles

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Haralabos Papatheodorou
Greece
Local time: 10:37
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5cydonia
Haralabos Papatheodorou
5flowering quince
Anna Herbst
Summary of reference entries provided
Chaenomeles japonica "Crimson and gold"
socratisv

  

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cydonia


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaenomeles

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Note added at 10 mins (2009-01-03 14:38:30 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=el&client=opera&rls=el&hs=nB...

Haralabos Papatheodorou
Greece
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  socratisv: cydonia (japonica) είναι η παλιά βοτανική ονομασία www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-158172409.html
2 hrs

agree  Spiros Doikas
3 hrs

agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
5 hrs

agree  Evi Prokopi (X)
7 hrs

agree  Rachel Fell: Τσιντόνια http://www.gardensandplants.com/gr/plant.aspx?plant_id=3758 + agree w. Socratis
22 hrs
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
flowering quince


Explanation:
Chaenomeles is a genus of three species of deciduous spiny shrubs, in the family Rosaceae. /.../ These plants are related to the Quince (Cydonia oblonga) and the Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis) /---/
Gardeners in the West often refer to these species as "flowering quince"
Wikipedia

Cydonia is the botanical name for the quince family cf. κυδωνια


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaenomeles
    Reference: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Cydonia.html
Anna Herbst
Australia
Local time: 19:37
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Reference comments


2 hrs
Reference: Chaenomeles japonica "Crimson and gold"

Reference information:
http://www.fiva.gr/gardencenter/plantdetail.asp?pCat=1&pCode...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=el&lr=&client=opera&rls=el&s...

socratisv
Greece
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in FrenchFrench
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