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Definition of Kumquat

1. Noun. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp.

2. Noun. Small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp.

Definition of Kumquat

1. 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.

Definition of Kumquat

1. Noun. A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kumquat

1. a citrus fruit [n -S]

Medical Definition of Kumquat

1. A small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-coloured fruit used for preserves. Origin: Chin. Kin keu. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kumquat

kumara kumaras kumari kumaris kumazemi kumazemis kumbaya kumbayah kumis kumiss

kumisses kumisz kumjoinus kummel kummels kumquat (current term) kumquat tree kumquats kumst kumys

kumyses kuna kunai kundalini kundalinis kundru kune kung-fu kung fu kung pao

Literary usage of Kumquat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences by Washington Academy of Sciences (1915)
"The kumquat oranges are of very small size, usually less than an inch in ... HISTORY OF THE kumquat ORANGES The kumquat oranges, though described by early ..."

2. Citrus Fruits: An Account of the Citrus Fruit Industry, with Special by John Eliot Coit (1915)
"kumquat. — In California the kumquats are used chiefly as ornamentals, although a few find ... The Marumi kumquat is most hardy to cold. It has round fruit, ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"The oval kumquat, the type of the genus Fortunella, is the most vigorous member ... It was the first kumquat to reach Eu., having been brought to England by ..."

4. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1870)
"Observations on the kumquat. By B. FORTUNE, Esq. AT our last meeting I was called upon, somewhat unexpectedly, by Mr. Wilson, Chairman of the Fruit ..."

5. Citrus Fruits and Their Culture by H. Harold Hume (1911)
"... the kumquat and the Myrtle-leaved orange. (C. Myrtifolia of Risso) make excellent pot plants. They do not need large pots and do not require re-potting ..."

6. Fruit Recipes: A Manual of the Food Value of Fruits and Nine Hundred by Riley Maria Fletcher Berry (1907)
"... BERGAMOT, LIMEBERRY, kumquat, AND TRIFOLIATA THE Citron (C. medica) is the heavy-weight of the whole Citrus family, although some varieties are no ..."

7. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1913)
"The kumquat, on the other hand, is one of the hardiest of the evergreen citrous fruit ... The kumquat is able to pass unaffected through long spells of hot ..."

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