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kumquat
kum·quat also cum·quat C0803700 (kŭm′kwŏt′)n.1. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella, having small, edible, orangelike fruit.2. The fruit of any of these plants, having an acid pulp and a thin, edible rind.
[Cantonese gam1 gwat1; akin to Mandarin jīnjú : jīn, gold (from Middle Chinese kim) + jú, mandarin orange (from Middle Chinese kjyt; probably akin to Khmer kwic).]kumquat (ˈkʌmkwɒt) or cumquatn1. (Plants) any of several small Chinese trees of the rutaceous genus Fortunella2. (Plants) the small round orange fruit of such a tree, with a sweet rind, used in preserves and confections[C17: from Chinese (Cantonese) kam kwat, representing Mandarin Chinese chin chü golden orange]kum•quat or cum•quat (ˈkʌm kwɒt)
n. 1. a small, orange-colored citrus fruit with a sweet rind and acid pulp, eaten chiefly as a preserve. 2. any shrub of the genus Fortunella, of the rue family, that bears this fruit. [1865–70; < dial. Chinese (Guangdong) gāmgwāt gold citrus fruit] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  kumquat - any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulpcumquat, kumquat treekumquat - small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulpcitrus tree, citrus - any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rindsFortunella, genus Fortunella - small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquatsFortunella japonica, marumi, marumi kumquat, round kumquat - shrub bearing round-fruited kumquatsFortunella margarita, nagami, nagami kumquat, oval kumquat - shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats | | 2. | kumquat - small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulpcitrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regionscumquat, kumquat, kumquat tree - any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp |
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kumquat (kŭm`kwŏt), ornamental shrub of the genus Fortunella of the family Rutaceae (ruerue,
common name for various members of the family Rutaceae, a large group of plants distributed throughout temperate and tropical regions and most abundant in S Africa and Australia. Most species are woody shrubs or small trees; many are evergreen and bear spines.
..... Click the link for more information. family), closely related to the orange and other citrus fruitscitrus fruits,
widely used edible fruits of plants belonging to Citrus and related genera of the family Rutaceae (orange family). Included are the tangerine, citrange, tangelo, orange, pomelo, grapefruit, lemon, lime, citron, and kumquat.
..... Click the link for more information. . It has evergreen leaves, sweet-scented white flowers, and small, orange-yellow edible fruits which are eaten fresh or in preserves. Three or four types of the kumquat, which is probably native to China, are cultivated as house and hedge plants in the Gulf states and in California. They are much hardier than most oranges. The kumquat is also called kinkan. Kumquats are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.  kumquat kumquatBasically an orange the size of a grape. Small shrubby trees grow to 15 ft (5m), sometimes with thorns. Standard citrus leaves (dark glossy smooth green basic pointy shape. White citrus flowers. Orange-yellow grape-sized fruit is eaten whole and raw. The rind is sweet and the juicy inside is sour. Incredibly rich sources of health benefiting dietary fiber, minerals, vitamins, flavonoid antioxidants, carotenes, lutein, and pigment anti-oxidants that contribute immensely to our health and wellness. The peel is rich in many essential oils, anti-oxidants, and fiber. Used for collagen synthesis, wound healing; anti-viral, anticancer activity, neuro-degenerative diseases, arthritis, diabetes, removes oxidant free-radicals from the body. Lots of B vitamins for metabolizing carbs, proteins and fats.Kumquat (genus Fortunella), evergreen fruit trees or shrubs of the family Rutaceae. The leaves are small and dark green. The flowers are white, small, single or in clusters, and perfect. The fruit is up to 2 cm in diameter, round or oval, and yellow-orange in color, with a rind that is smooth, very fragrant, sweet, and edible; the pulp is sweet and acid. Kumquat is quite frost-resistant (surviving short-term frosts up to 12°C). It grows well in the humid subtropics of the USSR and bears fruit on both acid and slightly alkaline soils. It is native to eastern Asia. There are six species in China, Japan, and on the Malay Archipelago and two species in the USSR (both cultivated)—the Nagami, or oval, kumquat (F. margarita) and the Marumi kumquat (F.japónica). The fruit is used for jams and candied peels. Kumquats are grown as ornamentals and are used in plant breeding for developing frost-resistant forms of citrus fruits. They are propagated by grafting on all species of citrus plants and on Poncirus trifoliata. They are cultivated in the same manner as other citrus crops. REFERENCESEkimov, V. P. Subtropicheskoe plodovodstvo. Moscow, 1955.
Zhukovskii, P. M. Kul’turnye rasteniia i ikh sorodichi, 3rd ed. Leningrad, 1971.A. D. ALEKSANDROV kumquat[′kəm‚kwät] (botany) A citrus shrub or tree of the genus Fortunella in the order Sapindales grown for its small, flame- to orange-colored edible fruit having three to five locules filled with an acid pulp, and a sweet, pulpy rind. kumquat, cumquat1. any of several small Chinese trees of the rutaceous genus Fortunella 2. the small round orange fruit of such a tree, with a sweet rind, used in preserves and confections kumquat
Related to kumquat: kumquat treeSynonyms for kumquatnoun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulpSynonymsRelated Words- kumquat
- citrus tree
- citrus
- Fortunella
- genus Fortunella
- Fortunella japonica
- marumi
- marumi kumquat
- round kumquat
- Fortunella margarita
- nagami
- nagami kumquat
- oval kumquat
noun small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulpRelated Words- citrous fruit
- citrus
- citrus fruit
- cumquat
- kumquat
- kumquat tree
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