Definitions for kumquat
ˈkʌm kwɒtkumquat

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1. kumquat, cumquat, kumquat treenoun

   any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp

2. kumquatnoun

   small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp

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1. kumquatnoun

   A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia.

2. Etymology: From 柑橘 or 金橘. Related to loquat – same second character.

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1. Kumquat

   Kumquats (; Chinese: 金桔), or cumquats in Australian English, are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae. Their taxonomy is disputed. They were previously classified as forming the now-historical genus Fortunella or placed within Citrus, sensu lato. Different classifications have alternatively assigned them to anywhere from a single species, C. japonica, to numerous species representing each cultivar. Recent genomic analysis would define three pure species, Citrus hindsii, C. margarita and C. crassifolia, with C. x japonica being a hybrid of the last two. The edible fruit closely resembles the orange (Citrus sinensis) in color and shape but is much smaller, being approximately the size of a large olive. The kumquat is a fairly cold-hardy citrus.

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1. kumquat

   A kumquat is a small, oval fruit, resembling a miniature orange, which originated from Asia. It is edible and can be eaten fresh or used in cooking. The fruit is characteristically sweet and tangy, often eaten whole, including the peel. The tree it grows on is typically shrubby or small and evergreen, belonging to the citrus family Rutaceae.

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1. Kumquatnoun

   a small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves

2. Etymology: [Chin. kin keu.]

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1. Kumquat

   Kumquats or cumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, either forming the genus Fortunella, or placed within Citrus sensu lato. The edible fruit closely resembles that of the orange, but it is much smaller and ovular, being approximately the size and shape of a large olive. The English name "kumquat" derives from the Cantonese pronunciation gam1 gwat1. They are slow-growing evergreen shrubs or short trees, from 2.5 to 4.5 meters tall, with dense branches, sometimes bearing small thorns. The leaves are dark glossy green, and the flowers white, similar to other citrus flowers, borne singly or clustered in the leaf-axils. Depending on size, the kumquat tree can produce hundreds or even thousands of fruits each year. The tree can be hydrophytic, grown in water, with the fruit often found floating on water near shore during the ripe season. The plant is native to south Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. The earliest historical reference to kumquats appears in literature of China in the 12th century. They have long been cultivated in Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and southeast Asia. They were introduced to Europe in 1846 by Robert Fortune, collector for the London Horticultural Society, and shortly thereafter into North America.

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1. • Citrus
   • Citrus Fruit

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How to pronounce kumquat?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kumquat in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kumquat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kumquat
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kumquat
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumquat
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kumquat
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kumquat
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=kumquat