kumquat tree - Glite Dictionary

Examples

The kumquat tree is thriving in my garden.
Gardeners often admire the kumquat tree for its ornamental value as well as its fruit.
She planted a kumquat tree near the patio for its fragrant blossoms.
The kumquat tree in our backyard produces fruit every winter.
The garden had a beautiful kumquat tree with shiny green leaves and bright orange fruits.
During the summer, the kumquat tree produces sweet fruits that you can eat straight off the branches.
She decided to plant a kumquat tree in her backyard to enjoy its delicious edible fruits.

Synonyms

kumquat

vskumquat tree

10 7.1

A small orange fruit with sweet skin and sour flesh you eat whole

is specifically the small shrub or tree that bears those fruits

cumquat

vskumquat tree

UK

1 7.7

A small round orange fruit with sweet skin and sour inside or the small tree that grows it

is the botanical tree or shrub producing the same thick skinned fruits

Fortunella japonica

vskumquat tree

Specialized

9.8

An evergreen shrub from East Asia that makes small round edible kumquats

is the general small tree or shrub bearing edible orange fruits

round kumquat

vskumquat tree

7.1

A small tree from East Asia that makes round orange fruits with sweet peel and sour flesh

is the small tree or shrub that produces sweet skin and sour pulp fruits

marumi

vskumquat tree

Specialized

9.9

A small tree that grows round orange fruit you can eat

is the botanical small tree or shrub that bears edible orange fruits

Marumi kumquat

vskumquat tree

7.9

A small evergreen shrub that bears round edible orange fruits

is the botanical shrub or tree producing those orange edible fruits

Fortunella margarita

vskumquat tree

Specialized

9.0

A small bush from East Asia that has oval kumquats with edible skin and a sweet-tart taste

is the broader small tree or shrub category that includes round and oval types

nagami kumquat

vskumquat tree

Specialized

7.7

A small evergreen bush that makes oval orange fruits people eat whole and grows in gardens

is the more general shrub or small tree producing similar orange fruits

oval kumquat

vskumquat tree

7.6

A small evergreen bush that grows oval orange fruits you can eat

is the general small tree or shrub producing thick sweet-skinned sour-pulp fruits

Surface Forms

kumquat tree singular

kumquat trees plural

Morphology

kumquat + tree

The phrase is fully compositional: 'kumquat' (a citrus fruit) + 'tree' yields 'a tree that bears kumquats.' This follows the very common noun+noun compounding pattern in English (apple tree, orange tree) and is predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

The name kumquat tree comes from Chinese words meaning 'golden orange'. Picture a tiny, shiny kumquat hanging on a small tree, and that image shows why the name refers to a small tree with little orange fruits.