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Definition of Round kumquat
1. Noun. Shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats.
Group relationships: Fortunella, Genus Fortunella
Generic synonyms: Cumquat, Kumquat, Kumquat Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Round Kumquat
Literary usage of Round kumquat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"The round kumquat is perhaps the most handsome of the citrous frs. because of
its dwarf habit, much- branched twigs, and small, bright orange-colored frs. ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"The following are the two cultivated varieties commonly grown in the United
States: Marumi (round kumquat) : Fr. round, small, • 4-1 . in. in diam. ..."
3. Culture of the Citrus in California by Byron Martin Lelong, California State Board of Horticulture (1902)
"Valuable for preserves and marmalades. round kumquat—natural size. ROUND.—Smaller
than the Olive-shaped; fruit round, somewhat acid. ..."
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