kumquats
- plural of kumquat.
Example Sentences
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There are kumquats and lemons growing in the backyard, which she likes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
Tart citrus fruits vary from olive-sized kumquats to four-pound pomelos.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 11, 2023
Fennel brings freshness to the dish so it does not feel heavy and the kumquats add brightness and acidity to balance everything out.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2023
During Rosalynn Carter’s watch, chief floral designer Dottie Temple made della Robbia style pyramids stacked with fresh apples, lemons, limes and kumquats for the State Dining Room.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2022
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
