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English noun: kumquat

1. kumquat (plant) any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp


Synonymscumquat, kumquat tree


Broader (hypernym)citrus, citrus tree


Narrower (hyponym)Fortunella japonica, Fortunella margarita, marumi, marumi kumquat, nagami, nagami kumquat, oval kumquat, round kumquat


Part holonymkumquat


Member meronymFortunella, genus Fortunella

2. kumquat (food) small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp


Broader (hypernym)citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit


Part meronymcumquat, kumquat, kumquat tree









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