kum|quat

kum|quat
kum|quat «KUHM kwot», noun.
1. a yellow or orange fruit somewhat like a small orange. It has a sour pulp and a sweet rind, and is used in preserves and candy.
2. the small tree that it grows on, native to China, now grown in Florida and California. It belongs to the rue family. Also, cumquat.
[< Chinese (Canton) kam golden + kwat orange]

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