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Kumquat

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kum=quat

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Kumquat has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

Kumquatn. [Chin. kin keu.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Kumquat, n. (also cumquat)
1 an orange-like fruit with a sweet rind and acid pulp, used in preserves.
2 any shrub or small tree of the genus Fortunella yielding this.

Etymology
Cantonese var. of Chin. kin k{uuml} golden orange
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