kumquat
a small, round or oblong citrus fruit having a sweet rind and acid pulp, used chiefly for preserves.
any of several citrus shrubs of the genus Fortunella, native to China, that bear this fruit.
Origin of kumquat
1- Sometimes cum·quat .
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How to use kumquat in a sentence
Think ripe apricots and kumquats, macerated in stones and invigorated with mountain spring water straight from the earth.
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The kumquat comes true to seed, and may also be propagated by grafting and budding.
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British Dictionary definitions for kumquat
cumquat
/ (ˈkʌmkwɒt) /
any of several small Chinese trees of the rutaceous genus Fortunella
the small round orange fruit of such a tree, with a sweet rind, used in preserves and confections
Origin of kumquat
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