kumquat
1Kumquat — Malayan Kumquat foliage and fruit Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …
2kumquat — [ kɔmkwat; kumkwat ] n. m. • kum quat 1891 ; du chin. cantonais, var. de kin kü « orange d or », probablt par l angl. ♦ Fruit d un citrus (« citronnier du Japon »), très petite orange qui se mange souvent confite. ♢ Arbuste qui produit ce fruit.… …
3kumquat — 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… …
4kumquat — s.n. Cel mai mic dintre fructele citrice (Citrus fortunella sau Fortunella japonica), asemănător cu o portocală, dar de mărimea unei cireşe, cu coaja subţire, comestibilă [pr. cum cvat]. Trimis de gal, 04.05.2005. Sursa: DGE …
5kumquat — (n.) 1690s, from Chinese (Cantonese) kamkwat, from kam golden + kwat orange. Cantonese dialectal form of Chinese kin ku …
6kumquat — American spelling noun (C) a fruit that looks like a very small orange …
7kumquat — (also cumquat) ► NOUN ▪ an East Asian citrus like fruit with an edible sweet rind and acid pulp. ORIGIN Chinese, little orange …
8kumquat — [kum′kwät΄, kum′kwôt] n. [Cantonese kam kwat < Mandarin chin chü, lit., golden orange] 1. an orange colored, oval fruit about the size of a small plum, with a sour pulp and a sweet rind, used in preserves and confections 2. a tree (genus… …
9Kumquat — Kumquats Kumquat (Fortunella spec., hier die Malaiische Kumquat) Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta) …
10Kumquat — Fortunella Fortunella margarita …
