From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
kumquat \kum"quat\, noun [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.) any of several trees or shrubs of the genus {Fortunella} (formerly {Citrus}) of the rue family ({Rutaceae}) (especially {Citrus Japonica}) growing in China and Japan bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp; also, any of the small acid, orange-colored citrus fruits of such plants, used mostly for preserves. [Also spelled {cumquat}.] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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 [syn: {cumquat}, {kumquat tree}]
2: small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp
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