1. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-coloured edible fruits with thick sweet-flavoured skin and sour pulp
   "She candied kumquats for a festive holiday treat"; "We planted a kumquat tree in a large pot on the patio";
   - cumquat, kumquat tree
    
2. Small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp
   "She candied kumquats for a unique dessert topping"

Derived forms: kumquats

Type of: citrus, citrus fruit, citrus tree

Part of: Fortunella, genus Fortunella

Encyclopedia: Kumquat