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cum·quat C0803700 (kŭm′kwŏt′)n. Variant of kumquat.cumquat (ˈkʌmkwɒt) n (Plants) a variant spelling of kumquatkum•quat or cum•quat (ˈkʌm kwɒt) n. 1. a small, orange-colored citrus fruit with a sweet rind and acid pulp, eaten chiefly as a preserve. 2. any shrub of the genus Fortunella, of the rue family, that bears this fruit. [1865–70; < dial. Chinese (Guangdong) gāmgwāt gold citrus fruit] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cumquat - any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulpkumquat, kumquat treekumquat - small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulpcitrus tree, citrus - 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 rindsFortunella, genus Fortunella - small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquatsFortunella japonica, marumi, marumi kumquat, round kumquat - shrub bearing round-fruited kumquatsFortunella margarita, nagami, nagami kumquat, oval kumquat - shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeekumquatcumquat
Synonyms for cumquatnoun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulpSynonymsRelated Words- kumquat
- citrus tree
- citrus
- Fortunella
- genus Fortunella
- Fortunella japonica
- marumi
- marumi kumquat
- round kumquat
- Fortunella margarita
- nagami
- nagami kumquat
- oval kumquat
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