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Kumquat

Kumquat Meaning & Definition
Kumquat Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Kumquat?

[n] small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp
[n] any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp

Synonyms | Synonyms for Kumquat: cumquat | kumquat tree

Related Terms | Find terms related to Kumquat:

See Also | citrous fruit | citrus | citrus | citrus fruit | citrus tree | cumquat | Fortunella | Fortunella japonica | Fortunella margarita | genus Fortunella | kumquat | kumquat | kumquat tree | marumi | marumi kumquat | nagami | nagami kumquat | oval kumquat | round kumquat

Kumquat In Webster's Dictionary

\Kum"quat\, n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.) A small tree of the genus {Citrus} ({C. Japonica}) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves.

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