Obs. rare. [f. L. cydōnia (sc. mala) quinces, quince, from Cydōnia, Κυδωνία a town of Crete. (In L. also cotōnia, cotōnea, whence Pr. codoing, F. coing, OF. pl. coins, Eng. quince.)] Quince.
Hence † Cydoniate v., to treat with juice of quinces. Cydonin, mucilage of quince seeds.
1643. J. Steer, trans. Exp. Chyrurg., vi. 26. Adde … the musilage of Cydon seeds a little.
1684. trans. Bonet’s Merc. Compit., XIX. 743. The tincture of Steel pomated or cydoniated.
1853. Pereira, Elem. Mat. Med. (ed. 3), II. II. 1814. Cydonin (peculiar gum of Quince Seed).
1882. Syd. Soc. Lex., Cydonin … forming the chief part of the secondary membrane of the epidermis of the seed.
