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Kumquat — Malayan Kumquat foliage and fruit Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
kumquat — [ 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.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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 fruits… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kumquat — (n.) 1690s, from Chinese (Cantonese) kamkwat, from kam golden + kwat orange. Cantonese dialectal form of Chinese kin ku … Etymology dictionary
kumquat — American spelling noun (C) a fruit that looks like a very small orange … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
kumquat — (also cumquat) ► NOUN ▪ an East Asian citrus like fruit with an edible sweet rind and acid pulp. ORIGIN Chinese, little orange … English terms dictionary
kumquat — [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… … English World dictionary
Kumquat — Kumquats Kumquat (Fortunella spec., hier die Malaiische Kumquat) Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kumquat — Fortunella Fortunella margarita … Wikipédia en Français
kumquat — /kum kwot/, n. 1. a small, round or oblong citrus fruit having a sweet rind and acid pulp, used chiefly for preserves. 2. any of several citrus shrubs of the genus Fortunella, native to China, that bear this fruit. Also, cumquat. [1865 70; < dial … Universalium
