KUMQUAT

kumquat

(noun) small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp

kumquat, cumquat, kumquat tree

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

kumquat (plural kumquats)

A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).

Source: Wiktionary

Kum"quat, n. Etym: [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.)

Definition: A small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition