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cumquat

American  
[kuhm-kwot] / ˈkʌm kwɒt /

noun

  1. a less common variant of kumquat.

cumquat British  
/ ˈkʌmkwɒt /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of kumquat

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Our environment, our sensibilities, the very quality of both our waking and sleeping hours, are all formed largely by people with no more artistic conscience or intelligence than a cumquat.

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