kumquat

n. small citrus fruit which is mainly used in making preserves

Fortunella redirects here. For the brachiopod genus, see Fortunella (brachiopod) The kumquats or cumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the subgenus Fortunella of the genus Citrus in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, often segregated as a separate genus Fortunella. The edible fruit (which is also called kumquat) closely resembles that of other Citrus but is smaller.
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Noun
1. any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
(synonym) cumquat, kumquat tree
(hypernym) citrus, citrus tree
(hyponym) marumi, marumi kumquat, round kumquat, Fortunella japonica
(member-holonym) Fortunella, genus Fortunella
2. small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp
(hypernym) citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit
(part-holonym) cumquat, kumquat tree

n. kumquat, small citrus fruit which is mainly used in making preserves

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