Definitions for: Kumquat


[n] small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp
[n] any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp



Webster (1913) Definition: Kum"quat, n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.)
A small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in
China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit
used for preserves.

Synonyms: cumquat, kumquat tree

See Also: citrous fruit, citrus, citrus, citrus fruit, citrus tree, cumquat, Fortunella, Fortunella japonica, Fortunella margarita, genus Fortunella, kumquat, kumquat, kumquat tree, marumi, marumi kumquat, nagami, nagami kumquat, oval kumquat, round kumquat

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