kumquat
/ˈkʌmkwɑt/
noun
- A small, oval citrus fruit with a sweet rind and sour flesh, eaten whole.
- I love eating fresh kumquats as a snack because the peel is sweet.
- She added sliced kumquats to the salad for a burst of citrus flavor.
- Kumquats are often used to make marmalade or candied fruit.
- The evergreen shrub or small tree that produces this fruit.
- Kumquats are easier to grow in pots than many other citrus trees.
- The kumquat in the garden is covered with bright orange fruit.
- They planted a kumquat tree in their backyard last spring.