Definition of kumquat Kumquat
/kʌˈmkwɑt/ - [kumkwat] - kum•quat
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What does kumquat mean?
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NounPlural: kumquats |
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| kumquat - any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp | ||
| cumquat, kumquat tree | ||
| citrus tree, citrus any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions | ||
| fortunella, genus fortunella small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats | ||
| kumquat small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp | ||
| fortunella japonica, marumi, marumi kumquat, round kumquat shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats | ||
| kumquat - small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp | ||
| citrous fruit, citrus fruit, citrus any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions | ||
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Wiktionary 
- kumquat (Noun)
A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- kumquat (n.)
A small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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kumquat
Small citrus fruit with yellow-orange skin, size 2 to 5 cm; fruit of a tree in the plant family Rutaceae
Wikipedia 
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The kumquats or cumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees. The edible fruit (which is also called kumquat) is similar to other "Citrus" but is smaller.
Kumquats are slow-growing, evergreen shrubs or small trees, from 2.5–4.5 m tall, with dense branches. Sometimes they have small thorns. The leaves are dark glossy green, and the flowers pure white, similar to citrus flowers.
Kumquats came from China (they are known in literature of the 12th century), and have long been cultivated there and in Japan. They were introduced to Europe in 1846 by Robert Fortune, who was collector for the "London Horticultural Society", and a short time later into North America.
They are much hardier than citrus plants as oranges. The 'Nagami' kumquat needs a hot summer, ranging from 25 ºC(77ºF) to 38º C(100.4ºF), but can withstand frost down to about −10 °C(14ºF). It grows in the tea regions of China where the climate is too cold for other citrus fruits, even the Mikan (also known as the Satsuma) orange.
Etymology.
The English name "kumquat" derives from the Cantonese pronunciation "gam1 gwat1" (given in Jyutping romanization). The alternate name 柑橘, also pronounced "gam1 gwat1" in Cantonese ("gān jú" in Mandarin, literally "large tangerine orange") is now more commonly written by Cantonese speakers.
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🔤- kumquat, noun, singular of kumquats.
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