cumquat

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• cumquat — cum quat, n. (Bot.) See {Kumquat}. Syn: kumquat, kumquat tree. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cumquat — [kum′kwät΄] n. alt. sp. of KUMQUAT …   English World dictionary

• cumquat — kumquat 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cumquat — var. of KUMQUAT. * * * cumquat Former spelling of kumquat …   Useful english dictionary

• cumquat — /kum kwot/, n. kumquat. * * * …   Universalium

• cumquat — n. kumquat, small citrus fruit native to China but cultivated in warm climates worldwide; shrub that bears this fruit …   English contemporary dictionary

• cumquat — noun variant spelling of kumquat …   English new terms dictionary

• cumquat — kumquat American spelling noun (C) a fruit that looks like a very small orange …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cumquat — cum•quat [[t]ˈkʌm kwɒt[/t]] n. pln kumquat …   From formal English to slang

• cumquat — /ˈkʌmkwɒt / (say kumkwot) noun 1. a small round or oblong citrus fruit with a sweet rind and acid pulp, used chiefly for preserves. It is the fruit of Fortunella japonica and related species, shrubs native to China and cultivated in many other… …   Australian English dictionary

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