cumquat

cumquat
kumquat kum"quat, n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.) any of several trees or shrubs of the genus {Fortunella} (formerly {Citrus}) of the rue family ({Rutaceae}) (especially {Citrus Japonica}) growing in China and Japan bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp; also, any of the small acid, orange-colored citrus fruits of such plants, used mostly for preserves. [Also spelled {cumquat}.] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

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  • cumquat — cum quat, n. (Bot.) See {Kumquat}. Syn: kumquat, kumquat tree. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • cumquat — var. of KUMQUAT. * * * cumquat Former spelling of kumquat …   Useful english dictionary

  • cumquat — /kum kwot/, n. kumquat. * * * …   Universalium

  • cumquat — n. kumquat, small citrus fruit native to China but cultivated in warm climates worldwide; shrub that bears this fruit …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cumquat — noun variant spelling of kumquat …   English new terms dictionary

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