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Kumquat — Malayan Kumquat foliage and fruit Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
kumquat — /kum kwot/, n. 1. a small, round or oblong citrus fruit having a sweet rind and acid pulp, used chiefly for preserves. 2. any of several citrus shrubs of the genus Fortunella, native to China, that bear this fruit. Also, cumquat. [1865 70; < dial … Universalium
kumquat — [kum′kwät΄, kum′kwôt] n. [Cantonese kam kwat < Mandarin chin chü, lit., golden orange] 1. an orange colored, oval fruit about the size of a small plum, with a sour pulp and a sweet rind, used in preserves and confections 2. a tree (genus… … English World dictionary
tree — Synonyms and related words: Stammbaum, acacia, ailanthus, alder, alligator pear, allspice, almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, avocado, ax, balsa, balsam, banyan, bare pole, basswood, bay, bayberry, beech, betel palm, birch, block, bottle up,… … Moby Thesaurus
kumquat — noun Etymology: Chinese (Guangdong) gām gwāt, from gām gold + gwāt citrus fruit Date: 1699 any of several small yellow to orange citrus fruits with sweet spongy rind and somewhat acid pulp that are used chiefly for preserves; also a tree or shrub … New Collegiate Dictionary
kumquat — [ kʌmkwɒt] (also cumquat) noun 1》 an East Asian citrus like fruit with an edible sweet rind and acid pulp. 2》 the tree which yields kumquats. [Genus Fortunella.] Origin C17: from Chin. (Cantonese dialect) kam kwat little orange … English new terms dictionary
kumquat — n. (also cumquat) 1 an orange like fruit with a sweet rind and acid pulp, used in preserves. 2 any shrub or small tree of the genus Fortunella yielding this. Etymology: Cantonese var. of Chin. kin kuuml golden orange … Useful english dictionary
oval kumquat — noun shrub bearing oval fruited kumquats • Syn: ↑nagami, ↑nagami kumquat, ↑Fortunella margarita • Hypernyms: ↑kumquat, ↑cumquat, ↑kumquat tree * * * a spineless shrub or small citrus tree, Fortunella margarita, of China, having oval shaped,… … Useful english dictionary
round kumquat — noun shrub bearing round fruited kumquats • Syn: ↑marumi, ↑marumi kumquat, ↑Fortunella japonica • Hypernyms: ↑kumquat, ↑cumquat, ↑kumquat tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
citrus tree — noun any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds • Syn: ↑citrus • Derivationally related forms:… … Useful english dictionary
