Cumquat

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  kumquat \kum"quat\, n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.)
     any of several trees or shrubs of the genus {Fortunella}
     (formerly {Citrus}) of the rue family ({Rutaceae})
     (especially {Citrus Japonica}) growing in China and Japan
     bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick
     sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp; also, any of the small


     acid, orange-colored citrus fruits of such plants, used
     mostly for preserves. [Also spelled {cumquat}.]
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cumquat \cum"quat\, n. (Bot.)
     See {Kumquat}.
  
     Syn: kumquat, kumquat tree.
          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cumquat
       n : any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella
           bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick
           sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp [syn: {kumquat}, {kumquat
           tree}]