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What (who) is kumquat - definition

SPECIES OF PLANT
Cumquat; Kumquats; Comquat; Kin-kan; Kumquot; Citrus japonica; Koum Quat; Qumquat; Citrus japonica 'Crassifolia'; Citrus crassifolia; Citrus japonica 'Hindsii'; Citrus japonica 'Obovata'; Citrus japonica 'Japonica'; Citrus japonica 'Polyandra'; Fortunella margareta; Citrus japonica 'Margarita'; Oval Kumquat; Nagami Kumquat; Fortunella crassifolia; Fortunella hindsii; Fortunella japonica; Fortunella margarita; Fortunella obovata; Fortunella polyandra; Koum Quat liqueur; Kumquat liqueur; Fortunella (plant); Oval kumquat; Hong Kong kumquat; Round kumquat; Nagami kumquat; Kinkan; Malayan kumquat; Hedge lime; Fortunella swinglei; Citrus x swinglei; C. x swinglei; Jiangsu kumquat; Citrus obovata; Fukushu kumquat; Morgani kumquat; Marumi kumquat; Citrus margarita; Meiwa kumquat; Citrus hindsii; Limau pagar; Citrus inermis
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Kumquat         
·noun A small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves.
kumquat         
['k?mkw?t]
(also cumquat)
¦ noun
1. an East Asian citrus-like fruit with an edible sweet rind and acid pulp.
2. the tree which yields kumquats. [Genus Fortunella.]
Origin
C17: from Chin. (Cantonese dialect) kam kwat 'little orange'.
Kumquat         
Kumquats (; ), or cumquats in Australian English, are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae. Their taxonomy is disputed.

Wikipedia

Kumquat

Kumquats (; Chinese: 金橘), 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.

Examples of use of kumquat
1. It‘s also interesting to consider plants that you may have imagined grew only outdoors – Carolina Jessamine, Clerodendrum, Datura, kumquat, passionflower – as indoor residents.
2. Production methods for less popular Greek beverages such as kumquat liqueur from Corfu, kitro from Naxos and mastiha from Chios have also been designated as being exclusively Greek.
3. Also on the menu: Maryland she crab soup; jicama and cucumber chiffonade; and an ornate desert modeled after a bonsai garden, with a chocolate tree on a base of kumquat–stuffed cherries, surrounded by miniature chocolate pagodas.
4. A "gourmet" chocolate tulip is guaranteed to go down well at weddings, special Valentine‘s meals and so on, what with its mouthwatering catalogue description – "a fine feathered chocolate tulip filled with a soft centre of orange and brandy, topped with rich dark truffle mousse and kumquat". You might think that a dedicated onsite pastry chef had been toiling away all day to create it.