MELOCOTON

{ Mel′o‐co‐ton″, Mel′o‐co‐toon″ } (?), n. [[Sp. melocoton a kind of peach tree and its fruit, L. malum cotonium, or cotonea, or Cydonia, a quince, or quince tree, lit., apple of Cydonia, Gr. � �. See Quince.]] (Bot.) (a) A quince. (b) A kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh yellow. [Written also malacatoon, malacotune.]