kumquat
noun
a small, round or oblong citrus fruit having a sweet rind and acid pulp, used chiefly for preserves.
kumquats
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pluralof kumquat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s the side of him that picks up a basket of kumquats and limes and distributes them, one by one, into a paper bag for me to take home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
Tart citrus fruits vary from olive-sized kumquats to four-pound pomelos.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 11, 2023
Tangy yogurt, sliced kumquats and a sprinkling of savory pistachio granola provide plenty of lift to the arrangement.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
Mandarins, pomelos, citrons, kumquats and papeda were likely main, original biological species.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2023
The fruits were beautiful inside the windows—bananas, oranges, alligator pears, bright little kumquats, and even a few pineapples.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
