maule's quince vs japonica

maule's quince and japonica both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maule's quince	Yes	No	No	No
japonica	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, maule's quince and japonica are synonyms defined as:

maule's quince and japonica: deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms

Other synonyms of maule's quince include Chaenomeles japonica.

maule's quince (noun)	japonica (noun)
deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms	deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
	greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties