kumquat meaning

Noun: kumquat  kúmkwót

1. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-coloured edible fruits with thick sweet-flavoured skin and sour pulp
   - cumquat, kumquat tree 
2. Small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp

Derived forms: kumquats

Type of: citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit, citrus tree

Part of: Fortunella, genus Fortunella

Encyclopedia: Kumquat

[Medicine]
A plant family in the order Sapindales that grows in warmer regions and has conspicuous flowers. Fagara species have been reclassified,most to ZANTHOXYLUM,some to Melicope or GLEDITSIA. The common name of stinkwood used for Zieria is also used for OCOTEA.

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1. when the carrot is done with you, you will be nothing but a kumquat
2. -suffocated kumquat, perhaps ?-i'm trying to cut down on those
3. suffocated kumquat, perhaps ?-i'm trying to cut down on those
4. There is a dessert in Paris called the wonton kumquat Nutella.
5. Somebody please tell the networks they are comparing kumquats to persimmons.